The lost synagogues of Brooklyn
Subtitle: the stories behind how and why many Brooklyn synagogues, now old "ex-shuls," were converted to other uses, primarily as Christian churches
By: by Ellen Levitt.
Publisher: Avotaynu
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Bergenfield, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781886223394
Subjects: Synagogues -- New York (State) -- New York -- History; Synagogues -- New York (State) -- New York -- Pictorial works; Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- History; Church buildings -- New York (State) -- New York -- History; Church buildings -- New York (State) -- New York -- Pictorial works; Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc; Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works
Genres: Pictorial works.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: What else is gone?; title: Scholarly note; title: The rise and fall of Jewish life in Brownsville and area neighborhoods; title: The synagogue : its historical development, evolution in America and especially Brooklyn; title: Shaari Israel : an in-depth study of an ex-shul of Brooklyn; title: Pleading with history : memories of Brooklyn's ex-shuls; title: Meeting amongst the faithful : my visits with congregants of converted ex-shuls; title: Meeting with people at synagogues that became churches; title: How I conducted my research; title: Taking a tour : photographs and text on ex-shuls of Brooklyn; title: What does Jewish law say about all this?.