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UNINA9910974786003321 |
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Autore |
Weissbach Lee Shai <1947-> |
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Titolo |
Jewish life in small-town America : a history / / Lee Shai Weissbach |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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9786611741075 |
9781281741073 |
1281741078 |
9780300127652 |
0300127650 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (448 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Jews - United States - Social conditions - 19th century |
Jews - United States - Social conditions - 20th century |
Cities and towns - Religious aspects - Judaism |
City and town life - United States - History |
United States History, Local |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-336)and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Patterns of Evidence -- 2. Patterns of Settlement The Early Years -- 3. Patterns of Settlement -- 4. Patterns of Stability and Mobility -- 5. Patterns of Livelihood and Class -- 6. Patterns of Family Life -- 7. Patterns of Congregational Organization -- 8. Patterns of Synagogue History -- 9. Patterns of Religious Leadership -- 10. Patterns of Culture -- 11. Patterns of Culture -- 12. Patterns of Prejudice and of Transformation -- Epilogue -- Reading the Manuscript Census -- Bibliographic Essay -- Appendix of Tables -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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