"The author's marginal position in the Polish-Jewish context, his experience of American society and his sociological equipment and profound insight have enabled him to produce work of unique character and intellectual quality. It is a must for all those interested in Poland, Polish Jewry, and inter-ethnic relations in general." —Dr. Lukasz Hirszowicz, Soviet-Jewish Affairs
"A richly perceptive sociological consideration of the Jewish community as a caste in 19th and early-20th-century Poland . . . A book that should be part of any study of modern Polish culture or Diaspora Jewry." —Kirkus Reviews