The Wonders of America
Subtitle: Reinventing Jewish Culture 1880-1950
Publisher: Owl Books
Published: May 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780805070026
Subjects: Religion - Judaism; United States - 20th Century; Judaism; History: American; History; United States; Social life and customs; Material culture; Anthropology - Cultural; History / Jewish; Jewish - General; 20th century; Jews
First sentence: "WHEN THE BRIDEGROOM places the wedding-ring upon the finger of the consenting bride, two persons consecrate themselves to the establishment of a Jewish Home," noted the wedded members of Boston's Temple Mishkan Tefila in 1922, firmly linking the private act of marriage to a lofty collective vision of community.