Our Crowd

Our Crowd: The Great Jewish Families of New York (1967) is a history book by American writer Stephen Birmingham.

[1] The book documents the lives of prominent New York Jewish families of the 19th century.

Historian Louis Auchincloss called it "A fascinating and absorbing chapter of New York social and financial history.

The book has been a best-seller for the past several months; indeed, it has been at the head of the non-fiction list for much of that time.

What is more, no one has yet challenged the claim put forward by the book of an exalted social position for Jews.