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1 online resource (xiv, 184 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Perspectives on Kentucky's past |
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Perspectives on Kentucky's past.
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The formation of Kentucky's Jewish congregations -- Kentucky synagogue buildings -- The first century of synagogue design -- Synagogue design since World War II -- Discovering Kentucky's synagogues: an essay on bibliography and methodology |
| Summary |
Lee Shai Weissbach's innovative study sheds light on the functioning of smaller Jewish communities in a state representative of many in the Midwest and South. The synagogue buildings of Kentucky tell much about the experience of Kentucky Jewry. Synagogues, especially in smaller towns, have often served as the only setting available for a wide variety of communal activities. Weissbach outlines the history of every congregation established in Kentucky and every house of worship that has served Kentucky Jewry over the last 150 years, considering such issues as the financing of construction, the s |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-176) 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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Synagogue architecture -- Kentucky
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Synagogues -- Kentucky
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ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Religious.
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Synagogue architecture
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Synagogues
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Synagoge.
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Kentucky
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Kentucky
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813148021 |
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0813148022 |
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