| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 222 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
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Judaic studies series |
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Judaic studies series (Unnumbered)
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| Contents |
Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Preface; ONE The Early Years: From Hungary through Hebrew Union College; TWO A Leader of Birmingham Jews, 1895-1914; THREE Newfield the Man; FOUR A Leader in Birmingham, 1895-1920; FIVE A Leading Social Worker in Alabama, 1909-1940; SIX A Moderate in Times of Reactive and Radical Change, 1920-1940; SEVEN Altered Attitudes toward Zionism, 1895-1938; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
American Jewish history has been criticized for its parochial nature because it has consisted largely of chronicles of American Jewish life and has often failed to explore the relationship between Jews and other ethnic groups in America. Rabbi Morris Newfield led Temple Emanu-El in Birmingham from 1895-1940 and was counted among the most influential religious and social leaders of that city. Cowett chronicles Newfield's career and uses it as a vehicle to explore the nature of ethnic leadership in America. In doing so he explores the conflicts with which Newfield stru |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-215) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Newfield, Morris, 1869-1940.
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| SUBJECT |
Newfield, Morris, 1869-1940 fast |
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Rabbis -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- Biography
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Jews -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- Politics and government
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- General.
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Ethnic relations
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Jews -- Politics and government
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Rabbis
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Birmingham (Ala.) -- Biography
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Birmingham (Ala.) -- Ethnic relations
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| Subject |
Alabama -- Birmingham
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| Genre/Form |
collective biographies.
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780817382711 |
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0817382712 |
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