The jews of Boston edited by Jonathan D. Sarna, Ellen Smith, Scott-Martin Kosofsky

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sarna, Jonathan D.

Smith, Ellen, 1951-

Kosofsky, Scott-Martin.

Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Massachusetts--Boston--History.

Jews.

Physical Description:

370 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Edition:

Paperback edition rev., with additions.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2005.

Contents:

The Jews of Boston in historical perspective / Jonathan Sarna

Strangers and sojourners : the Jews of colonial Boston / Ellen Smith

"Israelites in Boston," 1840-1880 / Ellen Smith

The emergence of a unified community, 1880-1917 / William A. Braverman

From margin to mainstream, 1917-1967 / Leon A. Jick

Moving apart and growing together, 1967-1994 / Sherry Israel

Bringing wisdom, community, and culture, 1995-2005 / Scott-Martin Kosofsky and Jonathan D. Sarna

In search of suburbs : Boston's Jewish districts, 1843-1994 / Gerald H. Gamm

Temples in the American Athens : a history of the synagogues of Boston / David Kaufman

Community and philanthropy / Susan Ebert

Pioneers and pacesetters : Boston Jews and American Zionism / Mark A. Raider

Passionate visions in contest : on the history of Jewish education in Boston / Joseph Reimer

The smart set : an assessment of Jewish culture / Stephen J. Whitfield

The Jewish-Christian experience / Thomas H. O'Connor.

Notes:

Previous edition: Boston, Mass.: The Philanthropies, 1995.

Published in association with the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0300107870

9780300107876

OCLC:

58555748