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The Synagogue in America
A Short History
By Raphael, Marc Lee
- ISBN
- 978-0-81477-582-0
- Publisher
- New York Univ.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2011
In this brief yet detailed account, Raphael (religious studies, Coll. of William & Mary; Judaism in America) demonstrates how the evolution of the synagogue in America created a distinctly American Judaism. The majority of the book, which is arranged chronologically, focuses on the years from the 19th century to the present, the period of the most drastic changes in American synagogues, as well as in American Judaism in ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
