Birmingham's rabbi : Morris Newfield and Alabama, 1895-1940 / Mark Cowett.

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Cowett, Mark, 1951-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Judaic studies series (Unnumbered)Publication details: University, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©1986.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 222 pages) : illustrations, portraitsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780817382711
0817382712

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Birmingham's rabbi.DDC classification:

296.8320924 B 22

LOC classification:

BM755.N48 C48 1986eb

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Contents:

Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Preface; ONE The Early Years: From Hungary through Hebrew Union College; TWO A Leader of Birmingham Jews, 1895-1914; THREE Newfield the Man; FOUR A Leader in Birmingham, 1895-1920; FIVE A Leading Social Worker in Alabama, 1909-1940; SIX A Moderate in Times of Reactive and Radical Change, 1920-1940; SEVEN Altered Attitudes toward Zionism, 1895-1938; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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Summary: American Jewish history has been criticized for its parochial nature because it has consisted largely of chronicles of American Jewish life and has often failed to explore the relationship between Jews and other ethnic groups in America. Rabbi Morris Newfield led Temple Emanu-El in Birmingham from 1895-1940 and was counted among the most influential religious and social leaders of that city. Cowett chronicles Newfield's career and uses it as a vehicle to explore the nature of ethnic leadership in America. In doing so he explores the conflicts with which Newfield stru.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-215) and index.

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American Jewish history has been criticized for its parochial nature because it has consisted largely of chronicles of American Jewish life and has often failed to explore the relationship between Jews and other ethnic groups in America. Rabbi Morris Newfield led Temple Emanu-El in Birmingham from 1895-1940 and was counted among the most influential religious and social leaders of that city. Cowett chronicles Newfield's career and uses it as a vehicle to explore the nature of ethnic leadership in America. In doing so he explores the conflicts with which Newfield stru.

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