Jews of south Florida
By: Andrea Greenbaum, editor.
Contributors: Greenbaum, Andrea.
Series: Brandeis series in American Jewish history, culture, and life
Publisher: Brandeis University Press; Distributed by University Press of New England, c2005.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Waltham, Mass; Hanover, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Jews -- Florida -- History.; Jews -- Florida -- Social life and customs.; Jews -- Florida -- Politics and government.; Florida -- Ethnic relations.
Description: "The tri-county area of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach is home to a community of more than 625,000 Jews - about 10 percent of American Jews - and comprises nearly 200 congregations, 3 major Jewish federations, 20 Hebrew day schools, and a world-recognized Holocaust memorial. Yet no single book offers an overview of this vital Jewish community." "Jews of South Florida offers a history of the development of Jewish life in the region, from its modest start at the end of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the twenty-first century." "With more than 130 historical and contemporary photographs, this unique book offers a look at a tenacious, yet remarkably diverse, Jewish community."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Culture and community; title: pt. 2. Institutions.