The Synagogues of Kentucky

Architecture and History

Lee Shai Weissbach (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

184 Seiten

1995
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-1912-0 (ISBN)

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" Lee Shai Weissbach's innovative study sheds light on the functioning of smaller Jewish communities in a state representative of many in the Midwest and South. The synagogue buildings of Kentucky tell much about the experience of Kentucky Jewry. Synagogues, especially in smaller towns, have often served as the only setting available for a wide variety of communal activities. Weissbach outlines the history of every congregation established in Kentucky and every house of worship that has served Kentucky Jewry over the last 150 years, considering such issues as the financing of construction, the selection of architects, the way synagogue buildings reveal congregational attitudes, and the way local synagogue design reflects national trends. Eighty-two photographs show every one of Kentucky's synagogues, including buildings that are no longer standing or have been converted to other uses. This pictorial record documents the variety, distinctiveness, and significance of these buildings as a part of the Commonwealth's architectural, cultural, and religious landscape.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.6.2006
Reihe/Serie	Perspectives on Kentucky's past
Zusatzinfo	illustrations, maps
Verlagsort	Lexington
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	0-8131-1912-X / 081311912X
ISBN-13	978-0-8131-1912-0 / 9780813119120
Zustand	Neuware