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Author : Bruce S. Bazelon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Jews in Pennsylvania written by Bruce S. Bazelon and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Allen Meyers
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738508542
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (85 download)
Download or read book The Jewish Community of West Philadelphia written by Allen Meyers and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jewish community of Philadelphia west of the Schuylkill River is a composite of seven distinct neighborhoods surrounding West Philadelphia proper. These include Fortieth and Girard, Parkside, Wynnefield, Overbrook Park, Wynnefield Heights, Southwest Philly, and Island Road. A gathering of seventy-five thousand Jewish people in West Philadelphia during the twentieth century qualified the area known as "a city within a city" as a second settlement area. Excellent public transportation included the famed Market Street Elevated. The West Philadelphia Jews flourished and supported dozens of synagogues and bakeries, and more than one hundred kosher butcher shops at the neighborhood's height from the 1930s through the 1950s. Newly arrived immigrants embraced traditional Jewish values, which led them to encourage their offspring to acquire a secondary education in their own neighborhoods as a way of achieving assimilation into the community at large. The Jewish Community of West Philadelphia portrays Jewish life throughout West Philadelphia in the mid-twentieth century. The book captures rare, nearly forgotten images with photographs gleaned from the community at large.
Author : Henry Samuel Morais
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Jews of Philadelphia written by Henry Samuel Morais and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Allen Meyers
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439627126
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Strawberry Mansion written by Allen Meyers and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1999-11-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A section of North Philadelphia, Strawberry Mansion is nestled high on the banks of the Schuylkill River, adjacent to the large expanses of Fairmount Park, with many wonderful venues such as Woodside Park. The area became the setting for America’s premiere Jewish Community in the 20th century, with over 50,000 inhabitants. Strawberry Mansion was the first Jewish suburb within an urban setting. Affectionately known as “the Mansion,” it was only a trolley car ride away from the South Philadelphia immigrant district. Jewish families migrated from one neighborhood to another as they advanced economically in American society during the early 1900s. By the mid-1950s, the decision to discontinue the once heavily traveled route #9 trolley car marked the decline and eventual demise of Strawberry Mansion as a Jewish enclave.
Author : Allen Meyers
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738510170
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)
Download or read book The Jewish Community Around North Broad Street written by Allen Meyers and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cradle of Jewish life in Philadelphia began with the establishment of the first synagogue, Mikveh Israel, in 1740. With the influx of many German Jews in the 1840s, the community expanded above Spring Garden Street into the Northern Liberties neighborhood. Urban settlement of Philadelphia's Jewish population during the last quarter of the nineteenth century shifted to North Broad Street when the economy improved for the city's residents after the Civil War. North Broad Street soon boasted two elegantly designed synagogues and the newly relocated Jewish Hospital from West Philadelphia.The Jewish Community around North Broad Street weaves the tale of the Jewish community in this part of Philadelphia through a collection of rare and stunning images. The construction of the North Broad Street subway in the 1920s and the row house Jewish community known as Logan are parts of this story. The development of business districts led to a more cohesive north and northwest Jewish community that allowed for satellite Jewish enclaves to flourish, complete with their own synagogues, bakeries, kosher meat markets, and hundreds of other shops that served the general population. In the 1950s, new neighborhoods, such as Mount Airy and West Oak Lane, alleviated an acute housing shortage at a time when 110,000 Jews lived in north-central and northwest Philadelphia.
Author : Dianne Ashton
Publisher : Pennsyvlania History Studies
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Jewish Life in Pennsylvania written by Dianne Ashton and published by Pennsyvlania History Studies. This book was released on 1998 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gain insight into the challenges of the Jews who created communities in a predominantly Christian colony, state, and nation. As they participated in the nation's political, cultural, and economic life, they also re-created in Pennsylvania the essential foundations of Jewish life - synagogues, schools of Jewish religious knowledge, charitable societies, synagogues, kosher food providers, and publishers of Jewish texts. This volume explores the Jewish experience in Pennsylvania in the context of world events, from the trading networks of the Atlantic world to the persistence of anti-Semitism and the continuing strength of Jewish identity. (1998). 73 pages, illustrations, population table, glossary, and suggestions for further reading.
Author : Bruce Bazelon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781422393598
Total Pages : 5 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (935 download)
Download or read book Jews in Pennsylvania written by Bruce Bazelon and published by . This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of a series which depict ethnic groups as a means of introducing to the public the history of the many people who have made Pennsylvania¿s history. Pennsylvania¿s 11 million people (in 1986) include about 440,000 Jews, of whom more than half live in greater Phila., some 45,000 in Pittsburgh, & more than a thousand in each of 15 other communities. The early Jews settled widely & were often influential, though during the 18th century few communities had the 10 men necessary to constitute a ritually legal community. Contents: Jews in the Modern World; The Jews in Pennsylvania; The German Migration; The Eastern European Migration; Their Accomplishments; The Jewish Community Today: & Suggestions for Further Reading.
Author : Allen Meyers
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439632006
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Oxford Circle written by Allen Meyers and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004-10-27 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jewish community of Northeast Philadelphia was created by the relocation of secondgeneration eastern European Jews from the neighborhoods of Strawberry Mansion and South, North, and West Philadelphia. Serving more than one hundred thousand Jewish residents at its height, Northeast Philadelphia consisted of ten distinctive neighborhoods, including Feltonville, Oxford Circle, Tacony, and Mayfair. During the twentieth century, thousands of Jewish families were attracted to the area by the houses built along Roosevelt Boulevard for soldiers returning home from World War II. Welsh Road catered to younger families, and wealthier families resided along Bustleton Avenue and Fox Chase and Verree Roads. Today, the influx of strictly orthodox Jewish residents has given rise to a third generation of Jewish life in Northeast Philadelphia.
Author : Arnine Cumsky Weiss
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738537153
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (371 download)
Download or read book Jews of Scranton written by Arnine Cumsky Weiss and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For one hundred fifty years, the Jewish residents of Scranton have contributed to the vitality of the city. In the nineteenth century, Jews immigrated to Scranton from Germany and eastern Europe, and Russian resettlement families arrived during the twentieth century. As merchants and manufacturers, they sold diamonds and groceries and produced dental supplies and ginger ale. They achieved recognition as doctors, lawyers, publishers, financiers, soldiers, and sailors. Dignitaries and scholars, such as Eleanor Roosevelt and Elie Wiesel, have been their guests, and they have hosted personalities and pop stars, such as Miss America and the Mouseketeers. Most consistently, the Orthodox, Conservative, and Reformed congregations of Scranton have established synagogues and community centers, maintaining a commitment to their faith and families that extends to the present day.
Author : Julian H. Preisler
Publisher : America Through Time
ISBN 13 : 9781625450593
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (55 download)
Download or read book The Synagogues of Central and Western Pennsylvania written by Julian H. Preisler and published by America Through Time. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pennsylvania has one of the largest and oldest organized Jewish Communities communities in the United States. Jews of Sephardic origin settled in what was to become the "Keystone State" in the early eighteenth century, though there were some Jewish traders in the area during the latter part of the seventeenth century. Jews began trading and residing in the areas of Central and Western Pennsylvania in the early years of the nineteenth century, and as their numbers increased, they began establishing burial societies and synagogues. The early Jewish settlers were mostly of German origin and were joined later by Jews of Central and Eastern European background. Chambersburg, Danville, Hanover, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Uniontown were among the early areas of Jewish settlement. In 1840, a Jewish burial society was established in Chambersburg in Central Pennsylvania, making it the first official Jewish organization established outside of Philadelphia. Congregation Rodef Shalom in Pittsburgh traces its initial beginnings to a Jewish burial society established there in 1847. There is a wealth of history and an extensive physical record of Jewish settlement throughout Central and Western Pennsylvania. Growing Jewish Communities established congregations, cemeteries, and social organizations, building their synagogues as a testament to their faith and community. Take a visual journey and discover a unique portion of Pennsylvania's ethnic and religious history.
Author : Allen Meyers
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439618542
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book The Jewish Community of South Philadelphia written by Allen Meyers and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1998-09-10 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many Jewish immigrants to America, Philadelphia’s row houses provided an instant community of neighbors where they were able to combine the traditions of the Old World with new American ideals. In their flight to a new land and a new life, Jewish immigrants found a place to call home in South Philadelphia. This unprecedented collection of images celebrates the people and places of this community, from their struggles to their triumphs and the family bonds that provided their strength along the way. The Jewish Community of South Philadelphia is a tribute to tradition and pride that will serve as a valuable tool in teaching the history of Jewish immigrants in America. Join Allen Meyers in this exploration of the past that will be enjoyed for generations to come.
Author : David A. Brener
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Jews of Lancaster, Pennsylvania written by David A. Brener and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Oppenheimer
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0525657193
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (256 download)
Download or read book Squirrel Hill written by Mark Oppenheimer and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A piercing portrait of the struggles and triumphs of one of America's renowned Jewish neighborhoods in the wake of unspeakable tragedy that highlights the hopes, fears, and tensions all Americans must confront on the road to healing. Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in the country, known for its tight-knit community and the profusion of multigenerational families. On October 27, 2018, a gunman killed eleven Jews who were worshipping at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill--the most deadly anti-Semitic attack in American history. Many neighborhoods would be understandably subsumed by despair and recrimination after such an event, but not this one. Mark Oppenheimer poignantly shifts the focus away from the criminal and his crime, and instead presents the historic, spirited community at the center of this heartbreak. He speaks with residents and nonresidents, Jews and gentiles, survivors and witnesses, teenagers and seniors, activists and historians. Together, these stories provide a kaleidoscopic and nuanced account of collective grief, love, support, and revival. But Oppenheimer also details the difficult dialogue and messy confrontations that Squirrel Hill had to face in the process of healing, and that are a necessary part of true growth and understanding in any community. He has reverently captured the vibrancy and caring that still characterize Squirrel Hill, and it is this phenomenal resilience that can provide inspiration to any place burdened with discrimination and hate.
Author : Edwin Wolf
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The History of the Jews of Philadelphia from Colonial Times to the Age of Jackson written by Edwin Wolf and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jacob S. Feldman
Publisher : Historical Society of Western
ISBN 13 : 9780936340036
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (4 download)
Download or read book The Jewish Experience in Western Pennsylvania written by Jacob S. Feldman and published by Historical Society of Western. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume traces the history of the Jewish communities in Western Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh and the surrounding industrial towns and cities. Beginning with the earliest Jewish occupation of the area, the book follows the emergence of permanent settlements, the development of residential and occupational patterns, and the creation of institutions such as schools, synagogues, and community organizations." --Back cover.
Author : Hankus Netsky
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781439909034
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Klezmer written by Hankus Netsky and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Klezmer presents a lively and detailed overview of the folk musical tradition as practiced in Philadelphia's twentieth-century Jewish community. Through interviews, archival research, and recordings, Hankus Netsky constructs an ethnographic portrait of Philadelphia’s Jewish musicians, the environment they worked in, and the repertoire they performed at local Jewish lifestyle and communal celebrations. Netsky defines what klezmer music is, how it helped define Jewish immigrant culture in Philadelphia, and how its current revival has changed klezmer’s meaning historically. Klezmer also addresses the place of musicians and celebratory music in Jewish society, the nature of klezmer culture, the tensions between sacred and secular in Jewish music, and the development of Philadelphia's distinctive “Russian Sher” medley, a unique and masterfully crafted composition. Including a significant amount of musical transcriptions, Klezmer chronicles this special musical genre from its heyday in the immigrant era, through the mid-century period of its decline through its revitalization from the 1980s to today.
Author : Hasia R. Diner
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520248481
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book The Jews of the United States, 1654 to 2000 written by Hasia R. Diner and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-05-30 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation A history of Jews in American that is informed by the constant process of negotiation undertaken by ordinary Jews in their communities who wanted at one and the same time to be good Jews and full Americans.
