<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America (ISBN 0156013363) is a 2000 book by journalist Stephen G. Bloom . The book documents the struggle between the small town of Postville, Iowa, and a group of new arrivals: Lubavitcher Hasidim from New York City who came to the town to run Agriprocessors, the largest kosher meat plant in the United States . </P> <P> The book was published by Harcourt and was named a Best Book of the year by MSNBC, The Chicago Sun - Times, the Rocky Mountain News, The Chicago Tribune, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch . It was also made into a documentary . </P> <P> The author travelled to and from his home in Iowa City and Postville, acquainting himself with the local native Iowan and Hasidic populations . Initially, Bloom sought out the Postville Hasidim in his quest to connect to his Jewish heritage in a largely Christian area, and to understand how the community adapted to life in small - town Iowa while surrounded by an insular, homogeneous and occasionally antisemitic culture . The Hasidim, who are involved in Jewish education and outreach initially accepted Bloom because of his Jewish heritage (though they viewed as a "wayward Jew" due to his secularism). Upon deciding that the Hasidim offered little enlightenment on either issue (as their sole concern was his religious awakening), Bloom's mission quickly changes from a personal quest to a journalistic exploration . </P>

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