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Download or read book Western Pennsylvania Synagogue Photographs written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes ten digital photographs of synagogue exterior views shot by staff as part of the Small Town Jewish History Project. Synagogues depicted include those in Glassport, Charleroi, Brownsville, Mt. Pleasant, Scottdale and California, Pa. as well as California University's Azorsky Hall.
Book Synopsis The Synagogues of Central and Western Pennsylvania by : Julian H. Preisler
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.
Book Synopsis Synagogues of Eastern Pennsylvania by : Julian H. Preisler
Download or read book Synagogues of Eastern Pennsylvania written by Julian H. Preisler and published by America Through Time. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the sixth largest Jewish population and the fourth oldest organized Jewish community in the United States, Pennsylvania has hundreds of synagogues, past and present, and they come in all shapes, sizes and styles. Pennsylvania is unique with regard to the extensive number of locations that either have, or once had, functioning Jewish congregations and communities. While the city of Philadelphia has a large number of synagogues, both current and former, synagogues were established in many of the cities and towns found along the industrial and mining routes of Eastern Pennsylvania. Places such as Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Hazleton, Reading, Wilkes-Barre and Scranton among others each have a Jewish history all their own and many beautiful synagogues. By presenting images of these many synagogues, especially the ones that are no longer used for Jewish worship, their history is documented, and the uniqueness and wealth of their architecture is shared for all. This diversity of architecture reflects that very same diversity of the Jewish communities that settled throughout Pennsylvania and indeed the whole United States.
Book Synopsis The Jewish Community of West Philadelphia by : Allen Meyers
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.
Book Synopsis Synagogues of the United States by : Oscar Israelowitz
Download or read book Synagogues of the United States written by Oscar Israelowitz and published by Israelowitz Publishers. This book was released on 1992 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Historic Synagogues of Philadelphia & the Delaware Valley by : Julian H. Preisler
Download or read book Historic Synagogues of Philadelphia & the Delaware Valley written by Julian H. Preisler and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12-10 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1740, Nathan Levyone of the first Jewish residents of Philadelphiarequested a plot of land to give his child a Jewish burial. This plot on Spruce Street became the first Jewish communal cemetery and marked the beginning of organized Jewish life in the colonial city. Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, floods of Jewish immigrants came to the United States from Europe and settled in Philadelphia and throughout the Delaware Valley. As a result, hundreds of synagogues were organized and flourished. Today, Philadelphias myriad synagogues are like living museums of architectural history. From small wooden structures that evoke Eastern Europe to the sharp angles, modern lines and soaring sanctuary space envisioned by Frank Lloyd Wright, these synagogues reflect changing trends in style, design and function. With this comprehensive collection of images, Preisler helps record the regions unique religious and cultural history and captures in time its architectural treasures.
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.
Download or read book The Churchman written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 890 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ahavath Achim Congregation Photograph by : Ahavath Achim Congregation (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Download or read book Ahavath Achim Congregation Photograph written by Ahavath Achim Congregation (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The photographs in this collection depict the Sunday School at Ahavath Achim Congregation in Carnegie, Pa., 1949-50.
Book Synopsis Tree of Life Synagogue by : Tree of Life Synagogue (Oil City, Pa.)
Download or read book Tree of Life Synagogue written by Tree of Life Synagogue (Oil City, Pa.) and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Early Architecture Of Western Pennsylvania by : Charles Morse Stotz
Download or read book The Early Architecture Of Western Pennsylvania written by Charles Morse Stotz and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2023-07-13 with total page 803 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of this long unavailable classic reproduces photographic prints made from original negatives and features an extensive analytical introduction by the noted architectural historian Dell Upton.Before the 1936 publication of The Early Architecture of Western Pennsylvania, the architectual heritage of a region prominent in the history of early America had been almost totally neglected. Based on a four-year survey conducted by the Pittsburgh chapter of the American Istitute of Architects, Charles Morse Stotz's book provides the definitive description and analysis of structures ranging from log houses to colonial and Georgian structures to examples of the pre-Civil War Gothic revival. The volume defines the local architectural idiom as an expression of the frontier and early industrial societies that played such an important part in the history of nineteenth century America.This oversized volume of 416 black-and-white photographs, 81 measured drawings and an extensive text presents a splendid array of early dwellings, barns, and other outbuildings, churches, arsenals, banks, inns, commercial buildings, tollhouses, mills, and even tombstones. Time has proved this work to be the definitive record of an architectural heritage that was fast disappearing with the economic boom of World War II and the postwar years.The Early Architecture of Western Pennsylvania is also a work of precision, beauty, and integrity. The drawings ignore alterations made after 960 and shoe the buildings in their original condition, giving special attention to details such as window sashes, shutters, cornices, and roofs. The floor plan of each structure is included, and line drawings display the profiles of moldings and ornamentation. Signature stones and hardware convey the quality of the early craftsmen's work. In all cases, stone joining has been faithfully drawn, joint for joint, to record the charm of old wall patterns.This new edition makes a landmark book available to a new generation of readers - one especially aware of the importance of architectural preservation and guarding the history of the Western Pennsylvania region.
Download or read book Popular Photography written by and published by . This book was released on 1981-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis America's Pioneer Jewish Congregations by : Julian Preisler
Download or read book America's Pioneer Jewish Congregations written by Julian Preisler and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From early congregations in 13 colonies to those established in central and western regions, beautiful synagogues were built. Congregations and their members contributed to the life of small and large cities alike. This book takes a tour of the oldest existing Jewish congregations and the whole spectrum of synagogue life is represented.
Book Synopsis St. Luke’s Lutheran Church (West View, Pa.) Records and Photographs by : St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (West View, Pa.)
Download or read book St. Luke’s Lutheran Church (West View, Pa.) Records and Photographs written by St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (West View, Pa.) and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The St. Luke’s Lutheran Church (West View, Pa.) Records and Photographs contain annual reports, council meeting minutes and materials, correspondence, congregation member lists, and photographs of pastors, members, and church buildings throughout the congregation's history. The annual reports, council meeting minutes, and meeting materials discuss the church's finances, previous and upcoming events, and general needs for the building and congregation. The collection contains congregation lists and registers of members that document vital religious events for members. Events include baptisms, confirmations, communions, marriages, deaths, and funerals. The collection also contains the constitutions and bylaws of various church clubs and auxiliaries; programs and photographs from church events and organizations; and the blueprints, correspondence, contracts, and expense records relating to the construction of the church's second and current building by Pittsburgh architect William King. The blueprints for the buildings and property in this collection are oversized. Photographs in the collection document the exterior and interior of the original and second church buildings and the parsonage, the pastors who served the congregation, anniversary celebrations, and congregation members during events and picnics, religious ceremonies, and those enlisted during WWII.
Book Synopsis Old Philadelphia in Early Photographs 1839-1914 by : Robert F. Looney
Download or read book Old Philadelphia in Early Photographs 1839-1914 written by Robert F. Looney and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 215 rare vintage views — from first daguerreotype made in America (1839) to eve of World War I — capture the charm of yesteryear: panoramas, street scenes, landmarks, Lincoln's visit, 1876 Centennial Exposition, more.
Book Synopsis Jewish West Virginia by : Julian H. Preisler
Download or read book Jewish West Virginia written by Julian H. Preisler and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West Virginia has a unique history of Jewish settlement dating back to 1849 when the first Jewish organization in the state, a Jewish burial society, was established by a small group of German Jewish immigrants in the city of Wheeling. From modest beginnings, Jews settled in towns and cities and established businesses and communal organizations. Since that time, the Jews of the Mountain State have been an integral part of the state's economic, cultural, and political life. Though always relatively small in size, West Virginia's Jewish population has been a strong advocate for the state and gained prominence in many areas. Readers will recognize images of well-known institutions such as Shoney's, Cohen's, Frankenberger's, Embee's, and others that bring back fond memories. Despite declines in Jewish population numbers, today's Jewish community remains active and involved in the life of the state.
Download or read book Beaver Falls written by Kenneth Britten and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2000-07-28 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During Beaver Falls' first 150 years, residents of the town built it into a self-supporting community committed to family values. Initially known as Brighton before its incorporation, after it became Beaver Falls, the town saw extensive industrial development, and the city was described as "one of the most well-established manufacturing towns in western Pennsylvania." Carefully preserved images from the Beaver Falls Historical Society are combined with revealing and informative text, and this fascinating history includes some of the homes and businesses of early Beaver Falls families, as well as the railroad, canal, and river that connected the town to the rest of the state. Newly discovered images and sources of the community's history make this book a rare and timeless keepsake.
