Jewish Life in Small-Town America
eBook - PDF

Jewish Life in Small-Town America

A History

  1. 448 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Jewish Life in Small-Town America

A History

About this book

In this book, Lee Shai Weissbach offers the first comprehensive portrait of small-town Jewish life in America. Exploring the history of communities of 100 to 1000 Jews, the book focuses on the years from the mid-nineteenth century to World War II. Weissbach examines the dynamics of 490 communities across the United States and reveals that smaller Jewish centers were not simply miniature versions of larger communities but were instead alternative kinds of communities in many respects.

The book investigates topics ranging from migration patterns to occupational choices, from Jewish education and marriage strategies to congregational organization. The story of smaller Jewish communities attests to the richness and complexity of American Jewish history and also serves to remind us of the diversity of small-town society in times past.

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Information

Year
2008
eBook ISBN
9780300127652
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. 1. Patterns of Evidence
  5. 2. Patterns of Settlement The Early Years
  6. 3. Patterns of Settlement
  7. 4. Patterns of Stability and Mobility
  8. 5. Patterns of Livelihood and Class
  9. 6. Patterns of Family Life
  10. 7. Patterns of Congregational Organization
  11. 8. Patterns of Synagogue History
  12. 9. Patterns of Religious Leadership
  13. 10. Patterns of Culture
  14. 11. Patterns of Culture
  15. 12. Patterns of Prejudice and of Transformation
  16. Epilogue
  17. Reading the Manuscript Census
  18. Bibliographic Essay
  19. Appendix of Tables
  20. Notes
  21. Index