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Orthodox Jews in America

Title
Orthodox Jews in America [electronic resource] / Jeffrey S. Gurock.
Author
Gurock, Jeffrey S., 1949-
Publication
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2009.

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Description
1 online resource (x, 381 p.) : ill.
Series Statement
The modern jewish experience
Uniform Title
  • Orthodox Jews in America (Online)
  • Modern Jewish experience (Bloomington, Ind.)
Alternative Title
Orthodox Jews in America (Online)
Subject
  • Orthodox Judaism > United States > History
  • Jews > United States > History
  • Jews > United States > Social life and customs
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-367) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Prologue : within the wide tent of a Bronx Orthodox congregation, circa 1960 -- All alone and out of control -- American challenges and Jewish challengers -- Religious dilemmas of a treif land -- Strategies of New York's Orthodox activists -- Crisis and compromise -- Brooklyn's committed communities -- A more faithful following -- Comfortable and courted -- Orthodox vs. Orthodox -- Open and closed to feminism -- Epilogue : the tentative Orthodox of the twenty-first century.
LCCN
2008041921
OCLC
ssj0000216544
Author
Gurock, Jeffrey S., 1949-
Title
Orthodox Jews in America [electronic resource] / Jeffrey S. Gurock.
Imprint
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2009.
Series
The modern jewish experience
Modern Jewish experience (Bloomington, Ind.)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-367) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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