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The gate of heaven : the story of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim of Montreal, 1846-1996 /

"Rabbi Shuchat tells of the emergence of Shaar Hashomayim as a congregation separate from the older Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, the generation-long tension between the two congregations, and the rebellion that produced the Temple Emanu-El

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shuchat, Wilfred
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2000]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Rabbi Shuchat tells of the emergence of Shaar Hashomayim as a congregation separate from the older Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, the generation-long tension between the two congregations, and the rebellion that produced the Temple Emanu-El
He describes how the struggle for Jewish educational rights ultimately produced a real public school system in Quebec as well as other unsung achievements of Montreal Jewry - the Board of Jewish Ministers, the de Sola Club, the Religious Welfare Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress, the Pavilion at Expo '67, and the Jewish Introduction Service."--Jacket
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiv, 480 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:9780773568662
0773568662