Weissbach, Lee Shai, 1947-

Jewish life in small-town America a history / [electronic resource] : Lee Shai Weissbach. - Yale University Press, c2005. - 1 online resource (x, 436 p.) : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-336)and index.

Introduction: Searching the patterns. -- Patterns of evidence: identifying small communities. -- Patterns of settlement: the early years. -- Patterns of settlement: the era of mass migration. -- Patterns of stability and mobility. -- Patterns of livelihood and class. -- Patterns of family life. -- Patterns of congregational organization. -- Patterns of synagogue history. -- Patterns of religious leadership. -- Patterns of culture: the German Jews. -- Patterns of culture: the East Europeans. -- Patterns of prejudice and of transformation. -- Epilogue: Patterns of endurance and decline. -- Reading the manuscript census.

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Jews--Social conditions--United States--19th century.
Jews--Social conditions--United States--20th century.
Cities and towns--Religious aspects--Judaism.
City and town life--History.--United States
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology--Urban.


United States--History, Local.

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