World of Our Fathers: The Journey of the East European Jews to America and the Life They Found and Made by Irving Howe Yiddish Learning he tried to rescue the Goldenshteyn 1848 1930 he tried to rescue the vestiges of disappearing communities even while fighting for reform presents a selection of Ross’s images along with original prints and other archival material including curfew notices and newspapers It is essential reading for those interested in understanding why these forebears to many of today's American Jews made the decision to leave their homelands it offers a rich portrayal of the East European Jewish experience in New York and shows how the immigrant generation tried to maintain their Yiddish culture while becoming American