Author Archives: nzeblisky

As I read this chapter, I was immediately drawn in.  Unlike the other books that we read, this book starts out with more of a personal approach.  Although the facts were interesting, I felt that the personal accounts which were … Continue reading →

I think that after I read this chapter and kept thinking about it, more things kept popping into my head.  First of all, in the beginning of the 1900s, I have no idea how these Italian men would travel back … Continue reading →

Growing up, I would occasionally hear people say that so-and-so “looked” Jewish, and I never really understood how somebody could look like they were Jewish, because to me, Judaism was a religion, and I couldn’t just look at someone and … Continue reading →

Upon reading this text, I was initially reminded of our class discussion on Tuesday.  Susan Slyomovics starts off her writing by stating that we do not know for certain the number of Muslims in New York City because the US … Continue reading →

As I read along chapter 5, I felt that this chapter was something I could relate to.  I have attended several different reenactments of the stations of the cross at varying churches.  Different churches have different ways in which they … Continue reading →

In general, whenever we hear about illegal immigrants, there is a negative connotation.  We perceive these “illegal aliens” as people who came to America and are trying to cheat the system by getting illegal jobs and not paying taxes.  A … Continue reading →

As I read more about the role of women in the Italian Harlem, I was reminded of how in Jeffrey’s presentation he had thought that women were subordinate to men.  Rather than being negatively condemned to the household though, women … Continue reading →