The synagogues of New York's Lower East Side : a retrospective and contemporary view / Gerard R. Wolfe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolfe, Gerard R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Synagogues--New York (State)--New York.

Synagogues.

Judaism--New York (State)--New York.

Judaism.

Jews--New York (State)--New York--History.

Jews.

Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)--History.

Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Empire State Editions, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It has often been said that nowhere in the United States can one find a greater collection of magnificent and historic synagogues than on New York's Lower East Side. As the ultimate destination for millions of immigrant eastern European Jews during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it became the new homeland and hoped-for goldene medinah (promised land) for immigrants fleeing persecution, poverty, and oppression, while struggling to live a new and productive life. Yet to many visitors and students today these synagogues are shrouded in mystery, as documentary information on them tends to be dispersed and difficult to find. With The Synagogues of New York's Lower East Side, Gerard R. Wolfe fills that void, giving readers unparalleled access to the story of how the Jewish community took root on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Using archival photographs taken by Jo Renee Fine and contemporary shots taken by Norman Borden alongside his text, Wolfe focuses on the synagogues built or acquired by eastern European Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants during the great era of mass immigration, painting vivid portraits of the individual congregations and the new and vital culture that was emerging. For many, the Lower East Side became the portal to America and the stepping-stone to a new and better life. Today, the synagogues in which these immigrants worshiped remain as a poignant visual reminder of what had become the largest Jewish community in the world. Originally published in 1978, The Synagogues of New York's Lower East Side became the authoritative study of the subject. Now completely revised and updated with new text, photographs, and maps, along with an invaluable glossary, Wolfe's book is an essential and accessible source for those who want to understand the varied and rich history of New York's Lower East Side and its Jewish population. Its readable and illuminating view into the diversity of synagogues--large and small, past and present--and their people makes this book ideal for teachers, students, museum educators, and general readers alike.

Contents:

Intro

contents

foreword

preface

acknowledgments

THE ACTIVE SYNAGOGUES

1. the eldridge streets ynagogue

2. the bialystoker synagogue

3. congregation chasam sopher

4. congregation bnai jacob anshei brzezan

5. kehila kedosha janina synagogue and museum

6. congregation sheveth achim anshe slonim

7. agudas anshei mamod ubeis vead lachachomim

8. east side torah center

9. erste lutowisker chevra

10. congregationsons of moses, anshe jendzivo (or andrzievo)

11. community synagogue

12. congregation tifereth israel- town and village synagogue

THE "LOST" OR ENDANGERED SYNAGOGUES

a. congregation beth hamedrash hagodol

b. first roumanian-american congregation, shaarey hashomayim

c. young israel synagogue of manhattan

d. congregation beth haknesseth mogen avraham

e. sons of israel kalwarie

f. erste warshawer congregation

g. congregation beth haknesseth etz chaim anshe wolozin

h. congregation senier and wilno

i. masas benjamin ansche podhajce

j. congregation anshe obertyn

k. chevra bikur cholim b'nai israel anshei baranov

l. congregation anshe czernowitz-bukovina

m. congregation adas yisroel anshe mezeritch

n. congregation ahawath yeshurun sha'a torah

o. beth hamedrash hagodol anshe ungarn

p. congregation b'nai rappaport anshei dombrova

q. congregation kehila bnai moshe yakov anshe zosmer vezavichost

r. congregation poel zedek anshei illiya

s. congregations kol israel anshe poland and mishkan israel suwalki

t. bnai tifereth yerushelaim

u. congregation chevra kadisha anshe sochaczew

v. lemberger shul

w. kehila kedosha ahavat shalom de monastir

x. the bialystoker center for rehabilitation and nursing

APPENDIX

recommended readings

glossary

about the author

photo credits.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-201).

ISBN:

0-8232-5063-6

OCLC:

823654782