Cantor Isaac's Youngest Son: Memoirs and Observations of a Young Immigrant about his Home Town and Life in America · Project Zikaron

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Title

Cantor Isaac's Youngest Son: Memoirs and Observations of a Young Immigrant about his Home Town and Life in America

Category

Autobiographies

Author/Originator

Hoffman, Jacob (1901-1979)

Year of Publication/Creation

1979

Place of Publication/Creation

Brooklyn

Language(s)

English

Geographic Places

Ostrow Mazowiecka (Ostrow Mazowieck, Ostrow, Ostreve, Ostrove), Poland (p. 29, 133)

Rutki-Kossaki (Rutki, Rutke), Poland (p. 70, 104, 150)

Mezenin (Myezhenin), Poland (p. 82)

Lomza (Lomzhe, Lomze), Poland (p. 142)

Manhattan 1, New York, New York, USA (p. 177)

Crown Heights (part of Brooklyn), New York, USA (p. 220, 285)

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