Jews and Booze

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Jews and Booze
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AuthorMarni Davis
Publisher New York University Press
Publication date
January 1, 2012
Pages248
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

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

  1. ↑ Elinsky, Kate (2021-12-30). "Lechaim!". Jewish Review of Books. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  2. 1 2 "Jews and Booze". Kirkus Reviews. 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  3. ↑ Firestone-Teeter, Naomi (2013-10-22). "Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist Marni Davis". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
  4. ↑ Shapiro, Edward (2012-01-03). "Jews and Booze: Becoming American in the Age of Prohibition". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  5. ↑ Cohen, Rich (2012-06-01). "The People of the Bottle". Commentary Magazine. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  6. ↑ Roberts, Sam (2012-01-27). "How the Jews Handled Prohibition". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
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