03604nam 2200661 450 991078737980332120200520144314.00-8131-3109-X0-8131-4802-2(CKB)3710000000334154(EBL)1915323(SSID)ssj0001403066(PQKBManifestationID)11777159(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001403066(PQKBWorkID)11365799(PQKB)10071506(OCoLC)624391698(MdBmJHUP)muse43939(Au-PeEL)EBL1915323(CaPaEBR)ebr11011577(CaONFJC)MIL690790(OCoLC)900344714(MiAaPQ)EBC1915323(EXLCZ)99371000000033415420150208h19951995 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe synagogues of Kentucky architecture and history /Lee Shai WeissbachLexington, Kentucky :University Press of Kentucky,1995.©19951 online resource (199 p.)Perspectives on Kentucky's Past : Architecture, Archaeology, and LandscapeDescription based upon print version of record.1-322-59508-9 0-8131-1912-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps; Sponsor's Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction ; 1 The Formation of Kentucky's Jewish Congregations; 2 Kentucky Synagogue Buildings; 3 The First Century of Synagogue Design; 4 Synagogue Design since World War II; Discovering Kentucky's Synagogues: An Essay on Bibliography and Methodology; Tables; 1 The Jewish Population of Kentucky and Selected Kentucky Cities in Selected Years; 2 The Jewish Congregations of Kentucky, by Date of Establishment; 3 The Jewish Congregations of Kentucky, by City; 4 Kentucky Synagogue Sites, by Date of Occupancy5 The Life Course of Kentucky's Synagogue Buildings6 Kentucky Congregations in Alphabetical Order and Their Synagogue Sites; 7 Buildings Constructed as Synagogues in Kentucky and Their Architects; Appendices; A: A Newspaper Account of the Destruction of Kentucky's First Synagogue; B: A Newspaper Account of the Dedication of the Synagogue in Owensboro; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; ZLee Shai Weissbach's innovative study sheds light on the functioning of smaller Jewish communities in a state representative of many in the Midwest and South. The synagogue buildings of Kentucky tell much about the experience of Kentucky Jewry. Synagogues, especially in smaller towns, have often served as the only setting available for a wide variety of communal activities. Weissbach outlines the history of every congregation established in Kentucky and every house of worship that has served Kentucky Jewry over the last 150 years, considering such issues as the financing of construction, the sPerspectives on Kentucky's past.Synagogue architectureKentuckySynagoguesKentuckySynagogue architectureSynagogue architectureSynagoguesSynagogue architecture.726/.3/09769Weissbach Lee Shai1947-1485467MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787379803321The synagogues of Kentucky3704617UNINA