Birmingham's rabbi : Morris Newfield and Alabama, 1895-1940 / Mark Cowett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cowett, Mark, 1951-

Series:

Judaic studies series (Unnumbered)

Judaic studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rabbis--Alabama--Birmingham--Biography.

Rabbis.

Jews--Alabama--Birmingham--Politics and government.

Jews.

Birmingham (Ala.)--Biography.

Birmingham (Ala.).

Birmingham (Ala.)--Ethnic relations.

Newfield, Morris, 1869-1940.

Newfield, Morris.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 222 pages) : illustrations, portraits

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

University, AL : University of Alabama Press, c1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

American Jewish history has been criticized for its parochial nature because it has consisted largely of chronicles of American Jewish life and has often failed to explore the relationship between Jews and other ethnic groups in America. Rabbi Morris Newfield led Temple Emanu-El in Birmingham from 1895-1940 and was counted among the most influential religious and social leaders of that city. Cowett chronicles Newfield's career and uses it as a vehicle to explore the nature of ethnic leadership in America. In doing so he explores the conflicts with which Newfield stru

Contents:

CONTENTS; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Preface; ONE The Early Years: From Hungary through Hebrew Union College; TWO A Leader of Birmingham Jews, 1895-1914; THREE Newfield the Man; FOUR A Leader in Birmingham, 1895-1920; FIVE A Leading Social Worker in Alabama, 1909-1940; SIX A Moderate in Times of Reactive and Radical Change, 1920-1940; SEVEN Altered Attitudes toward Zionism, 1895-1938; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8271-2

OCLC:

425968187