pMiddletown Jews . . . takes us, through nineteen fascinating interviews done in 1979, into the lives led by mainly first generation American Jews in a small mid-western city. --San Diego Jewish Timesbr br . . . this brief work speaks volumes about the uncertain future of small-town American Jewry. --Choicebr br The book offers a touching portrait that admirably fills gaps, not just in Middletown itself but in histories in general. --Indianapolis Starbr br . . . a welcome addition to the small but growing number of monographs covering local aspects of American Jewish history. --Kirkus Reviewsbr br In Middletown, the landmark 1927 study of a typical American town Muncie, Indiana, the authors commented, The Jewish population of Middletown is so small as to be numerically negligible . . . and makes the Jewish issue slight. But WAS the Jewish issue slight What did it mean to be a Jew in Muncie That is the issue that this book seeks to answer. The Jewish experience in Muncie reflects what m