First published in 1990 Brookline: The Evolution of an American Jewish Suburb explores how Brookline became home to one of Americaâs most vibrant Jewish communities. For over a century Brookline Massachusetts was one of the oldest and most elite suburbs in America. By the end of the Second World War its transformation into a distinctly Jewish suburb had begun. Through the use of sociological oral history the book seeks to present the social world of Brookline Jews as they experienced it. Combined with a variety of documentary resources such as newspapers and congregational bulletins it contextualises the accounts of the informants consulted to provide both factual and ethnographic validation and a detailed insight into the process by which this elite Yankee suburb became a core Jewish community. . Language: English