* "e;Bold, well-researched and beautifully-illustrated... A remarkable accomplishment."e; - Jonathan D. Sarna, Chief Historian, National Museum of American Jewish History nbsp; "e;Prodigious research and lucid prose."e; - Hasla R. Diner, Director, Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History nbsp; "e;A riveting account Polland and Soyer bring the city's spaces to life."e; - Beth S. Wenger, Director, Jewish Studies Program, University of Pennsylvania nbsp; "e;Masterful and sensitively drawn a penetrating blend of distinguished scholarship and acute observation A vivid, richly detailed, and endlessly fascinating narrative Balanced, engrossing, and learned. Read and enjoy!"e; - Thomas Kessner, Distinguished Professor of History, City University of New York Graduate School nbsp; "e;Lively, much-needed All three volumes are briskly paced, well-researched and insightful."e; - Starred Kirkus nbsp; "e;A highly valuable and vastly immersing study."e; - Publishers Weekly nbsp; "e;An important contribution to our understanding of New York's Jews."e; - The Buffalo Jewish Review nbsp; "e;Will long remain an invaluable resource."e; - Choice "e;A whopping big yarn, a moveable feast of a story."e; - Jewish Review of Books