The Jewish Community of Shreveport
(Part of the Images of America: Louisiana Series)
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The Jewish presence in northwest Louisiana actually predates the establishment of Shreveport in 1836. From the very beginning, Jews have been part of the city's civic, social, and mercantile life. Pioneer settlers began holding services in private homes in the 1840s, and by 1858 the community was sufficiently large enough to consecrate a Jewish cemetery and the first Jewish benevolent association, a forerunner of today's North Louisiana Jewish Federation...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0738514888
ISBN13:9780738514888
Release Date:January 2003
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 6.4" x 9.1"
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