Jewish community of Long Island by Miller, Rhoda

Jewish community of Long Island (#1158YA6)

by Miller, Rhoda
Paperback Arcadia Publishing, 2016
Dewey: 305.892; Audience: Adult
Description: 127 pages : chiefly illustrations; 24 cm.

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Product Overview
From Follett
Includes bibliographical references (page 125) and index. Presents vintage photographs, with explanatory captions, examining the history of the Jewish community of Long Island.
From the Publisher
Jews have lived on Long Island since the Colonial era and had begun developing organized Jewish communities there by the late 1800s. The earliest communities were in Lindenhurst, where Congregation Neta Tzarschea incorporated a cemetery in 1876; Glen Cove, where Congregation Tifereth Israel has operated since 1897; and Sag Harbor, where Temple Adas Israel's original 1898 building still houses its congregation. Other initial Jewish communities formed in Kings Park, Patchogue, Bay Shore, and Greenport. Despite periods of threat from the Ku Klux Klan, the pro-Nazi bund, and social discrimination, the Jewish community flourished in a variety of local businesses, the military, and politics. After World War II, Jewish communities expanded and developed as the region suburbanized. Long Island became home to a multitude of synagogues, Jewish day schools, and local branches of national Jewish organizations. The Jewish community continues to enrich the culture of Long Island over 100 years after its humble beginnings.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Publication Date: May 23, 2016
  • Format: Paperback
  • Series: Images of America
  • Dewey: 305.892
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: 127 pages : chiefly illustrations; 24 cm.
  • Tracings: Israel, Steve, contributor. ; Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island, author.
  • ISBN-10: 1-46711-607-6
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-46711-607-7
  • LCCN: 2015-955187
  • Follett Number: 1158YA6
  • Audience: Adult