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Context

Written in 1925, Bread Givers is a novel about the Jewish immigrants who lived in the tenements of New York’s East Side and who worked in the garment industry.

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How to cite this page

Jewish Women's Archive. "Context." (Viewed on November 25, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/node/14932>.