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Pennies for Heaven : The History of American Synagogues and Money /
In the annals of American Jewish history, synagogue financial records have been largely overlooked. But as Daniel Judson shows in his examination of synagogue ledgers from 1728 to the present, these records provide an array of new insights into the development of American synagogues and the values o...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Waltham, Massachusetts :
Brandeis University Press,
[2018]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- "The foundation stones are now for sale": 1728-1805
- "So paltry a way of support": 1805-1865
- Mushroom synagogues, free synagogues, and the Hazan craze: 1865-1919
- "No aristocracy and no snobocracy: in God's house all must be equal": 1919- 1945
- "If it has to be done, it should at least be done in a dignified way": 1945-today
- Conclusion: Today-tomorrow.