Bella Cohen Spewack (1899-1990), journalist, fiction-writer, and co-creator of over 35 films and plays (including Kiss Me Kate with Cole Porter) describes with clear-sighted humour her difficult childhood living in the tenements of New York City's immigrant slums.
Many of our nation's oldest ethnic communities trace their roots in this country to New York City's Lower East Side. A century ago, travelers to the area could attend a black-faced minstrel show performed by Irishmen, drink German lager, visit Jewish-run gambling houses, and dine on Chinese delicacies, all within a matter of blocks. Long a hub of ...
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