Jewish communities on the Ohio River : a history /
In Jewish Communities on the Ohio River, Amy Hill Shevitz chronicles the settlement and development of small Jewish communities in towns along the river. In these small towns, Jewish citizens created networks of businesses and families that developed into a distinctive, nineteenth-century middle-cla...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2007.
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Colección: | Ohio River Valley series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In Jewish Communities on the Ohio River, Amy Hill Shevitz chronicles the settlement and development of small Jewish communities in towns along the river. In these small towns, Jewish citizens created networks of businesses and families that developed into a distinctive, nineteenth-century middle-class culture. As a minority group with a vital role in each community, Ohio Valley Jews fostered American religious pluralism as they constructed a regional identity. Their contributions to the culture and economy of the region countered the anti-Semitic sentiments of the period. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 266 pages) : illustrations, map |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780813172163 0813172160 9780813138435 0813138434 0813134935 9780813134932 |