The synagogue in America : a short history /

Chronicles the history of the Jewish synagogue in America over the course of three centuries, discussing its changing role in the American Jewish community.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Raphael, Marc Lee
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2011]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Building the synagogue community in colonial America : the earliest years
  • Reforming Judaism everywhere : ushering in change in the nineteenth century
  • An explosion of immigrant synagogues : Jewish mass migration to America
  • Conservative and Orthodox Judaism define themsleves : between the wars
  • Expanding suburbs and synagogues : the post-World War II years
  • Reinventing, experimenting, and reaching up : Judaism after 1967.