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The rabbi's wife [[electronic resource] ] : the rebbetzin in American Jewish life / / Shuly Rubin Schwartz



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Autore: Schwartz Shuly Rubin Visualizza persona
Titolo: The rabbi's wife [[electronic resource] ] : the rebbetzin in American Jewish life / / Shuly Rubin Schwartz Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : New York University Press, c2006
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (326 p.)
Disciplina: 296.6/1/082
Soggetto topico: Rabbis' spouses - United States - History
Rabbis' spouses - United States - Intellectual life
Rabbis' spouses - Religious life - United States
Soggetto non controllato: American
Highlights
contribution
development
jewry
rebbetzins
unique
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-298) and index.
Nota di contenuto: The pioneers -- The power behind the throne -- "Mr. & Mrs. God" -- Two for the price of one -- "Please [don't] call me rebbetzin!" -- They married what they wanted to be, but what does that mean for the future?
Sommario/riassunto: 2006 National Jewish Book Award, Modern Jewish Thought. Long the object of curiosity, admiration, and gossip, rabbis' wives have rarely been viewed seriously as American Jewish religious and communal leaders. We know a great deal about the important role played by rabbis in building American Jewish life in this country, but not much about the role that their wives played. The Rabbi's Wife redresses that imbalance by highlighting the unique contributions of rebbetzins to the development of American Jewry. Tracing the careers of rebbetzins from the beginning of the twentieth century until the pr
Titolo autorizzato: The rabbi's wife  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8147-3989-X
1-4294-1421-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910777604503321
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