Urban Origins of American Judaism:
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Beteilige Person: Moore, Deborah Dash (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Athens University of Georgia Press 2014
Schriftenreihe:George H. Shriver lecture series in religion in American history
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Beschreibung:Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. SYNAGOGUES; CHAPTER 2. STREETS; CHAPTER 3. SNAPSHOTS; CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
The urban origins of American Judaism began with daily experiences of Jews, their responses to opportunities for social and physical mobility as well as constraints of discrimination and prejudice. Deborah Dash Moore explores Jewish participation in American cities and considers the implications of urban living for American Jews across three centuries. Looking at synagogues, streets, and snapshots, she contends that key features of American Judaism can be understood as an imaginative product grounded in urban potentials. Jews signaled their collective urban presence through synagogue construct
Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (208 pages)
ISBN:0820346829
0820347922
9780820346823
9780820347929