Sundays at Sinai : a Jewish congregation in Chicago /

First established 150 years ago, Chicago Sinai is one of America & rsquo;s oldest Reform Jewish congregations. Its founders were upwardly mobile and civically committed men and women, founders and partners of banks and landmark businesses like Hart Schaffner & Marx, Sears & Roebuck, and...

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Main Author: Brinkmann, Tobias
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2012.
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Summary:First established 150 years ago, Chicago Sinai is one of America & rsquo;s oldest Reform Jewish congregations. Its founders were upwardly mobile and civically committed men and women, founders and partners of banks and landmark businesses like Hart Schaffner & Marx, Sears & Roebuck, and the giant meatpacking firm Morris & Co. As explicitly modern Jews, Sinai's members supported and led civic institutions and participated actively in Chicago politics. Perhaps most radically, their Sunday services, introduced in 1874 and still celebrated today, became a hallmark of the congregation.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 369 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780226074566
0226074560