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Separate Communities in America Jewish immigrants, as well as most immigrants, tend to form their own separate community upon arrival to America. Ethnic groups form these groups because of their inexperience in the states. They congregate in groups with other immigrants to be with people they are familiar with. They are able to bond with people they are more familiar with. If someone is traveling to a foreign country and has no idea what to expect, they would try to stick with someone just like them until they get the hang of their surroundings. In the novel, Bread Givers, the Smolinsky family lives in a Jewish area so that they are more familiar with the community and the people in order to fight the barriers together. The Smolinsky family lived in a part of New York City that was more common to them. They live on Hester Street with neighbors that are familiar with the Smolinsky family. The neighbors, most of which are Jewish, get along with the Smolinsky’s through the good times and bad. They are there for the family when Reb slaps the landlady for making him drop his sacred Torah Scroll on the floor. The community, although there are contrasting opinions, supports the Rabbi and wants to see that he is acquitted. When the neighbors are informed of the news that Reb’s lawyer got his charges dropped, or that he is acquitted, they were so excited. “The crowd got so excited, yelling and shouting with gladness, they almost carried father home over their heads. (25)” People stopped by to give their blessing and congratulations on Reb’s success in court.
Approximate Word count = 1039
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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