Anzia Yezierska’s novel Bread Givers is a portrayal of a Jewish family adjusting to life in the United States that takes place in the 1910s and early 1920s. As models for our analysis of cultural change, the mother and father of the family, Shena and Reb Smolinsky are perfect. Click on the images to learn more about the family members.

Reb and Shena Smolinsky ((http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/pinsk/pinsk_pix/front/031406_34_b.gif))

The Smolinsky Sisters ((http://www.ushmm.org/photos/94/94487.jpg))