The Wonders of America
Subtitle: Reinventing Jewish Culture 1880-1950
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Published: April 30, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780809015863
Subjects: Jewish - General; History; History - General History; History: American; Popular Culture - General; Social Science / General
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.