Lost synagogues of the Bronx and Queens
By: by Ellen Levitt
Publisher: Avotaynu
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bergenfield, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781886223486
Subjects: Buildings, structures; Synagogues; Jews; Pictorial works; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The book's "bereishit" (genesis): how did this book come to be?; title: Jews in the Bronx and in Queens: perspectives; title: Jews of the Bronx; title: Jews of Queens; title: Jews in the United States; title: Jewish Bronx in literature and media; title: Bronx Jewish neighborhoods; title: Jewish Queens; title: Names given to synagogues; title: Real estate survey: lost synagogues and their spaces; title: Queens lost synagogues real estate; title: Meeting the faithful at converted ex-shuls; title: How I conducted my research; title: What is lost, and how lost is it?; title: Using this book as a teaching tool for various ages; title: Judaic studies; title: Christian studies; title: Interfaith relations and studies; title: Art and architecture; title: Urban history; title: Research methods: locating and listing resources; title: Interviewing techniques and use of oral history; title: Sample lesson plan one:; title: Sample lesson plan two:; title: Epilogue; title: List of Bronx former synagogues; title: List of Queens former synagogues; title: Non-English words used in synagogue names.