Maxwell Street, A Living Memory - The Jewish Experience in Chicago

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Showing a slice-of-life in American immigrant society, this program captures the essence of Maxwell Street in Chicago through interviews with the children and grandchildren of the Eastern European ...

Showing a slice-of-life in American immigrant society, this program captures the essence of Maxwell Street in Chicago through interviews with the children and grandchildren of the Eastern European Jewish immigrants who built this once thriving market, tracing the cultural adjustment of these immigrant families. Poignant and often funny, the program presents a portrait of immigrants achieving the American dream as the market attracted individuals of diverse ethnicities, races, and classes. In its heyday, Maxwell Street was renowned for its kosher hot dogs and corned beef sandwiches, but also became the home for blues music as African Americans migrated from the south.

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