03625nam 22006734a 450 991045181260332120210602204115.01-281-74107-897866117410750-300-12765-010.12987/9780300127652(CKB)1000000000471777(StDuBDS)AH23049435(SSID)ssj0000185602(PQKBManifestationID)11165897(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000185602(PQKBWorkID)10216226(PQKB)10773886(MiAaPQ)EBC3420032(DE-B1597)485462(OCoLC)952731708(DE-B1597)9780300127652(Au-PeEL)EBL3420032(CaPaEBR)ebr10170058(OCoLC)923590015(EXLCZ)99100000000047177720040719d2005 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrJewish life in small-town America[electronic resource] a history /Lee Shai WeissbachNew Haven Yale University Pressc20051 online resource (448 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-10671-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-336)and index.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 --IndexIn 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.JewsUnited StatesSocial conditions19th centuryJewsUnited StatesSocial conditions20th centuryCities and townsReligious aspectsJudaismCity and town lifeUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesHistory, LocalElectronic books.JewsSocial conditionsJewsSocial conditionsCities and townsReligious aspectsJudaism.City and town lifeHistory.307.76/2/089924073Weissbach Lee Shai1947-1047724MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451812603321Jewish life in small-town America2475518UNINA