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Birmingham's rabbi : Morris Newfield and Alabama, 1895-1940 /

American Jewish history has been criticized for its parochial nature because it has consisted largely of chronicles of American Jewish life and has often failed to explore the relationship between Jews and other ethnic groups in America. Rabbi Morris Newfield led Temple Emanu-El in Birmingham from 1...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cowett, Mark, 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©1986.
Colección:Judaic studies series (Unnumbered)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:American Jewish history has been criticized for its parochial nature because it has consisted largely of chronicles of American Jewish life and has often failed to explore the relationship between Jews and other ethnic groups in America. Rabbi Morris Newfield led Temple Emanu-El in Birmingham from 1895-1940 and was counted among the most influential religious and social leaders of that city. Cowett chronicles Newfield's career and uses it as a vehicle to explore the nature of ethnic leadership in America. In doing so he explores the conflicts with which Newfield stru.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 222 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-215) and index.
ISBN:9780817382711
0817382712