Yiddish culture shared mainstream racist stereotypes of the 1920s

This article initially appeared in Yiddish and can be read here. America held many surprises for Jewish immigrants arriving at its shores over 150 years ago but one of the most significant was meeting African Americans, something that was very unfamiliar, even alien to them. Sholem Aleichem conveyed this feeling in his series of stories... The post Yiddish culture shared mainstream racist stereotypes of the 1920s, new book shows appeared first on The Forward.