“The wheel of fortune turned sharply in America. Education and learning counted for nothing here. Tradesmen and labourers went into the savage pushcart life of Hester Street, fought their way up, became contractors, shop owners, great manufacturers. Intellectuals and professionals preferred the factories, certain they would get out again. Most of these men were lost forever in the sweatshops.” WorkWorking Book:Bright star of exile: Jacob Adler and the Yiddish theatre Source: Bright star of exile: Jacob Adler and the Yiddish theatre