Synagogue-center in American Jewish History
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/12/1998
Around the turn of the 20th century the idea of combining the Jewish house of worship with a center for community, educational, and social activities arose as a way of melding and meeting the needs of Jews in a changing social and religious environment. David Kaufman's fascinating examination shows how a quintessentially American institution -- the synagogue-center -- evolved into the primary locus of Jewish identification in this country. This study encompasses social, religious, architectural, and American Jewish history to clarify the synagogue-center's many roles: as service agency, communal gathering place, unifying symbol, and sectarian institution fostering Jewish culture and education. But Kaufman also shows that as a unique amalgam of the religious and the secular, these centers embody a basic duality of American Jewish identity, a fundamental tension between Jews who see themselves primarily as members of a religious faith, and those who define themselves in more sociopolitical terms, that is, as nationality, as ethnic group, as a people. By presenting itself as an alternative to the traditional synagogue, the synagogue-center serves as an historic departure in the construction of Jewish community and remains one of the most significant innovations of American Judaism.
- ISBN:
- 9780874518931
- 9780874518931
- Category:
- Jewish studies
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 01-12-1998
- Publisher:
- Brandeis University Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions (mm):
- 229x152x22mm
- Weight:
- 0.48kg
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Judaism: life & practice
Jewish studies
History of the Americas
Judaism
20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000
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