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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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- Creator
- edited by Jonathan D. Sarna & Ellen Smith
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First edition
- Boston : The Philanthropies; Boston : Distributed by Northeastern University press, 1995
- Physical Details
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- xiii, 353 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781555532178, 1555532179
- OCLC
- ocm32855848
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-341) and index.
- The Jews of Boston in historical perspective / Jonathan Sarna -- Strangers and sojourners / Ellen Smith -- Israelites in Boston," 1840-1880 / 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 / Gerald H. Gamm -- Temples in the American Athens / David Kaufman -- Community and philanthropy / Susan Ebert -- Pioneers and pacesetters / Mark A. Raider -- Passionate visions in contest / Joseph Reimer -- The smart set / Stephen J. Whitfield