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Gerard R. Wolfe - The Synagogues of New York´s Lower East Side: A Retrospective and Contemporary View, 2nd Edition - 9780823250004 - V9780823250004
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The Synagogues of New York´s Lower East Side: A Retrospective and Contemporary View, 2nd Edition

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Description for The Synagogues of New York´s Lower East Side: A Retrospective and Contemporary View, 2nd Edition Hardback. The classic book on the Lower East Side's synagogues and their congregations, past and present-now back in print in a completely revised and expanded edition Num Pages: 232 pages, 100 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AMN; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 231 x 23. Weight in Grams: 794.

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823250004
SKU
V9780823250004
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Ref
99-1

About Gerard R. Wolfe
Gerard R. Wolfe, PhD, is an architectural historian and former administrator and Professor of Romance Languages at New York University and at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has written a number of books on a variety of subjects, including the original version of The Synagogues of New York's Lower East Side, published in 1978 by NYU Press. Among his more ... Read more

Reviews for The Synagogues of New York´s Lower East Side: A Retrospective and Contemporary View, 2nd Edition
"This book bears vital testimony to the central place of religion in immigrant social ties, to the architectural legacy constituted by grand and modest synagogue structures, and to the presence of the past in perhaps the most fascinating corner of a fascinating city."
-Jonathan Boyarin author of Mornings at the Stanton Street Shul "Gerard R. Wolfe, joined by the ... Read more

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