Conservative Judaism in America: A Biographical Dictionary and Sourcebook Contributor(s): Nadell, Pamela Susan (Author), Raphael, Marc Lee (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0313242054 ISBN-13: 9780313242052 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $82.17 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 1988 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
Dewey: B |
Series: Jewish Denominations in America |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.71 lbs) 436 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Pamela Nadell's biographical dictionary and sourcebook is a landmark contribution to American, Jewish, and religious history. For the first time, a great American Jewish religious movement is portrayed with amplitude, authority, and personality. In the most revolutionary era in two millenia of Jewish history, this surely is an important volumn. Moses Rischin, Professor of History, San Francisco State University Conservative Judaism in America: A Biographical Dictionary and Sourcebook is the first extensive effort to document the lives and careers of the most important leaders in Conservatism's first century and to provide a brief history of the movement and its central institutions. It includes essays on the history of the movement and on the evolution of its major institutions: The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, The Rabbinical Assembly, and The United Synagogue of America. It also contains 135 biographical entries on the leading figures of Conservative Judaism, appendices, and a complete bibliography on sources of study. |