Chronicles the history of the Jewish synagogue in America over the course of three centuries, discussing its changing role in the American Jewish community.
Building the synagogue community in colonial America : the earliest years -- Reforming Judaism everywhere : ushering in change in the nineteenth century -- An explosion of immigrant synagogues : Jewish mass migration to America -- Conservative and Orthodox Judaism define themsleves : between the wars -- Expanding suburbs and synagogues : the post-World War II years -- Reinventing, experimenting, and reaching up : Judaism after 1967.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Author
Raphael, Marc Lee.
Title
The synagogue in America [electronic resource] : a short history / Marc Lee Raphael.