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Jews Without Money

As a writer and political activist Michael Gold was an important presence on the American scene for three decades. His was a powerful voice for social change and human rights. Jews Without Money, his only novel, is his fictionalized autobiography of immigrants living on the lower East Side of Manhattan.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 336 pages

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