The Jews of Boston : essays on the occasion of the centenary (1895-1995) of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston /

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Corporate Author: Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston
Other Authors: Sarna, Jonathan D., Smith, Ellen, 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Boston : The Philanthropies; Distributed by Northeastern University press, 1995.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Michael J. Bohnen and Barry Shrage
  • Preface / Jonathan D. Sarna and Ellen Smith
  • The Jews of Boston in Historical Perspective / Jonathan D. Sarna
  • Strangers and Sojourners: The Jews of Colonial Boston / Ellen Smith
  • "Israelites in Boston," 1840-1880 / Ellen Smith
  • The Emergence of a Unified Community, 1880-1917 / William A. Braverman
  • From Margin to Mainstream, 1917-1967 / Leon A. Jick
  • Moving Apart and Growing Together, 1967-1994 / Sherry Israel
  • In Search of Suburbs: Boston's Jewish Districts, 1843-1994 / Gerald H. Gamm
  • Temples in the American Athens: A History of the Synagogues of Boston / David Kaufman
  • Community and Philanthropy / Susan Ebert
  • Pioneers and Pacesetters: Boston Jews and American Zionism / Mark A. Raider
  • Passionate Visions in Contest: On the History of Jewish Education in Boston / Joseph Reimer
  • The Smart Set: An Assessment of Jewish Culture / Stephen J. Whitfield
  • Appendix A: The Jewish Population of Boston.
  • Appendix B: Combined Jewish Philanthropies, 1895-1995.