Jewish Life in Small-Town America : A History

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Format: Trade Book
Pub. Date: 2005-05-11
Publisher(s): Yale University Press
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Summary

In this book, Lee Shai Weissbach offers the first comprehensive portrait of small-town Jewish life in America. Exploring the history of communities of 100 to 1000 Jews, the book focuses on the years from the mid-nineteenth century to World War II. Weissbach examines the dynamics of 490 communities across the United States and reveals that smaller Jewish centers were not simply miniature versions of larger communities but were instead alternative kinds of communities in many respects. The book investigates topics ranging from migration patterns to occupational choices, from Jewish education and marriage strategies to congregational organization. The story of smaller Jewish communities attests to the richness and complexity of American Jewish history and also serves to remind us of the diversity of small-town society in times past.

Author Biography

Lee Shai Weissbach is professor of history at the University of Louisville.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Searching for Patterns 1(219)
1 Patterns of Evidence: Identifying Small Communities
11(21)
2 Patterns of Settlement: The Early Years
32(19)
3 Patterns of Settlement: The Era of Mass Migration
51(19)
4 Patterns of Stability and Mobility
70(24)
5 Patterns of Livelihood and Class
94(32)
6 Patterns of Family Life
126(30)
7 Patterns of Congregational Organization
156(21)
8 Patterns of Synagogue History
177(21)
9 Patterns of Religious Leadership
198(22)
10 Patterns of Culture: The German Jews 220(23)
11 Patterns of Culture: The East Europeans 243(28)
12 Patterns of Prejudice and of Transformation 271(24)
Epilogue: Patterns of Endurance and Decline 295(20)
Reading the Manuscript Census 315(10)
Bibliographic Essay 325(12)
Appendix of Tables 337(22)
Notes 359(66)
Index 425

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