Jews and Booze
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| Author | Marni Davis |
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| Publisher | New York University Press |
| Publication date | January 1, 2012 |
| Pages | 248 |
| ISBN | 978-0-8147-2028-8 |
Jews and Booze: Becoming American in the Age of Prohibition is a history book by Marni Davis.[1] It was published in 2012 by New York University Press.[2]
Reception
[edit]It received a positive reviews from Kirkus Reviews, which called it a "fascinating, nuanced social history."[2]
After publishing the book, Davis was nominated for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.[3] Edward Shapiro of the Jewish Book Council who called it an "engrossing and well-written" addition to American Jewish historiography.[4]
Rich Cohen, in a review for Commentary, praised the book's detail and research but felt that it did not adequately develop the historical people mentioned beyond footnotes in its larger story.[5] Sam Roberts in The New York Times gave it a mixed review.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Elinsky, Kate (2021-12-30). "Lechaim!". Jewish Review of Books. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- 1 2 "Jews and Booze". Kirkus Reviews. 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ↑ Firestone-Teeter, Naomi (2013-10-22). "Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist Marni Davis". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
- ↑ Shapiro, Edward (2012-01-03). "Jews and Booze: Becoming American in the Age of Prohibition". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ↑ Cohen, Rich (2012-06-01). "The People of the Bottle". Commentary Magazine. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ↑ Roberts, Sam (2012-01-27). "How the Jews Handled Prohibition". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-10-13.