City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 6-2017 "The World of Our Children": Jews, Puerto Ricans, and the Politics of Place and Race on the Lower East Side, 1963-1993 Barry Goldberg The Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/2003 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact:
[email protected] “THE WORLD OF OUR CHILDREN”: JEWS, PUERTO RICANS, AND THE POLITICS OF PLACE AND RACE ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE, 1963-1993 by BARRY GOLDBERG A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in History in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York 2017 © 2017 BARRY GOLDBERG All Rights Reserved ii “The World of Our Children”: Jews, Puerto Ricans, and the Politics of Place and Race on the Lower East Side, 1963-1993 by Barry Goldberg This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in History in satisfaction of the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. ____________________ ____________________________________________ Date [Robert David Johnson] Chair of Examining Committee _____________________ ____________________________________________ Date [Andrew Robertson] Executive Officer Supervisory Committee: Clarence Taylor Jonathan Rosenberg Hasia Diner Aldo Lauria-Santiago THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iii ABSTRACT “The World of Our Children”: Jews, Puerto Ricans, and the Politics of Place and Race on the Lower East Side, 1963-1993 by Barry Goldberg Advisor: Robert David Johnson This dissertation examines how Jewish political leaders on the Lower East Side responded to neighborhood change, particularly the influx of Puerto Rican migrants, from the 1960s through the 1990s.