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Isaac Harby of Charleston, 1788-1828 : Jewish reformer and intellectual /

Between the years 1795 and 1815, Charleston, South Carolina, experienced prodigious economic growth resulting in a remarkable period of cultural efflorescence. After 1815, however, the city entered a period of economic decline, the effects of which were perceived in every aspect of Charleston's...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Zola, Gary Phillip (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1994.
Series:Judaic studies series (Unnumbered)
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Formative Years
  • 2. Early Literary Ventures
  • 3. Pedagogy, Publishing, and Politics
  • 4. In Pursuit of a Livelihood
  • 5. The Reformation of Judaism
  • 6. The Final Years
  • Appendix A: Isaac Harby's Academy Cashbook, 1819- 1820, A Summary
  • Appendix B: Reformed Society of Israelites Members Listed in the KKBE Books of Offerings, 1811, 1813, 1814, 1819, and 1823
  • Appendix C: Reformed Society of Israelites Members Buried in the KKBE Cemetery
  • Appendix D: Authorship of Various Prayers Found in the Prayerbook of the Reformed Society of Israelites.