Lost synagogues of the Bronx and Queens / by Ellen Levitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levitt, Ellen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Synagogues.

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

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

Jews.

History.

New York (State)--New York.

Buildings--Bronx (New York, N.Y.).

Buildings.

Buildings--Queens (New York, N.Y.).

Buildings--Bronx (New York, N.Y.)--Pictorial works.

Buildings--Queens (New York, N.Y.)--Pictorial works.

New York (State)--New York--Bronx.

New York (State)--New York--Queens.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

History.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

viii, 158 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Bergenfield, N.J. : Avotaynu, 2011.

Contents:

The book's "bereishit" (genesis): how did this book come to be?

Jews in the Bronx and in Queens: perspectives

Jews of the Bronx

Jews of Queens

Jews in the United States

Jewish Bronx in literature and media

Bronx Jewish neighborhoods

Jewish Queens

Names given to synagogues

Real estate survey: lost synagogues and their spaces

Queens lost synagogues real estate

Meeting the faithful at converted ex-shuls

How I conducted my research

What is lost, and how lost is it?

Using this book as a teaching tool for various ages

Judaic studies

Christian studies

Interfaith relations and studies

Art and architecture

Urban history

Research methods: locating and listing resources

Interviewing techniques and use of oral history

Sample lesson plan one:

Sample lesson plan two:

Epilogue

List of Bronx former synagogues

List of Queens former synagogues

Non-English words used in synagogue names.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781886223486

1886223483

OCLC:

755080554