Landmark of the Spirit: The Eldridge Street Synagogue

by Annie Polland

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New York City's magnificent Eldridge Street Synagogue was built in 1887 in response to the great wave of Jewish immigrants who fled persecution in eastern Europe. Finding their way to the Lower East Side, the new arrivals formed a vibrant Jewish community that flourished from the 1850s until the 1940s. Their synagogue served not only as a place of worship but also as a singularly important center in the development of American Judaism.

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Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0300124708

ISBN13:9780300124705

Release Date:December 2008

Publisher:Yale University Press

Length:192 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 7.6" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Architecture Buildings History History of Religion Judaism Religion Religion & Spirituality State & Local World

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