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Names: Gurock, Jeffrey S., 1949– author.

Title: The Jews of Harlem : the rise, decline, and revival of a Jewish community / Jeffrey S. Gurock.

Description: New York : New York University Press, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016018950 | ISBN 9781479801169 (cl : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Jews—New York (State)—New York—History. | Harlem (New York, N.Y.)—History. | African Americans—New York (State)—New York—Relations with Jews.

Classification: LCC F128.9.J5 G868 2016 | DDC 974.7/004924—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016018950

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