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03989aam a2200493 i 4500 001 7EF03E2263F011E4A4D39B8FDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20141104010110 008 140521t20142014paua b 001 0beng 010 $a 2014008381 020 $a 1439908419 (hardback : alk. paper) 020 $a 9781439908419 (hardback : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)880418817 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d BDX $d YDXCP $d OCLCF $d ABG $d ZCU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-pa 050 00 $a F158.9.J5 $b R88 2014 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 084 $a HIS037030 $a HIS036080 $a HIS037030 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Rottenberg, Dan, $e author. 245 14 $a The outsider : $b Albert M. Greenfield and the fall of the Protestant establishment / $c Dan Rottenberg. 264 1 $a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : $b Temple University Press, $c 2014. 300 $a xvi, 361 pages ; $c 24 cm 505 0 $a The Jews, the WASPS, and the new American dream -- Merion Station, December 1930 -- Beginnings. The welath in your head ; The new world -- Power. Broker ; Developed ; Banker -- Downfall. The Great Crash ; The Protestant establishment ; The reckoning -- Comeback. Merchant prince ; New Deal Democrat ; Reluctant Zionist ; Godfather -- Legacy. Civic savior ; Lion in winter ; House of cards. 520 $a "Albert M. Greenfield (1887-1967), an ambitious immigrant outsider, was courted for his business acumen by mayors, senators, governors, and presidents, including Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. As this feisty Russian Jew built a business empire that encompassed real estate, stores (including Bonwit Teller and Tiffany's), hotels (including the Ben Franklin and the Bellevue-Stratford), banks, newspapers, transportation companies, and even the Loft Candy Corporation, he challenged the entrenched business elite. Greenfield was also instrumental in bringing both major political conventions to Philadelphia in 1948. In The Outsider, veteran journalist and best-selling author Dan Rottenberg deftly chronicles the astonishing rises, falls, and countless reinventions of this savvy businessman. Greenfield's power allowed him to cross social, religious, and ethnic boundaries with impunity. He alarmed Philadelphia's conservative business and social leaders-Christians and Jews alike-some of whom plotted his downfall. In this engaging account of Greenfield's fascinating life, Rottenberg demonstrates the extent to which one uniquely brilliant and energetic man pushed the boundaries of society's limitations on individual potential. The Outsider provides a microcosmic look at three twentieth-century upheavals: the rise of Jews as a crucial American business force, the decline of America's Protestant establishment, and the transformation of American cities"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 600 10 $a Greenfield, Albert M., $d 1887-1967. 650 0 $a Jews $z Philadelphia $z Philadelphia $v Biography. 650 0 $a Jewish capitalists and financiers $z Philadelphia $z Philadelphia $v Biography. 650 0 $a Capitalists and financiers $z United States $v Biography. 651 0 $a Philadelphia (Pa.) $v Biography. 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA). $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / Modern / General. $2 bisacsh 600 17 $a Greenfield, Albert M., $d 1887-1967. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00309046 650 7 $a Capitalists and financiers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00846463 650 7 $a Jewish capitalists and financiers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00982682 650 7 $a Jews. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00983135 651 7 $a Pennsylvania $z Philadelphia. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204170 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a Biography. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423686 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231017023024.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7EF03E2263F011E4A4D39B8FDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search