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Author : Henry Samuel Morais
Release : 1894
Genre : Jews
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Book Synopsis The Jews of Philadelphia by : Henry Samuel Morais
Download or read book The Jews of Philadelphia written by Henry Samuel Morais. This book was released on 1894. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Allen Meyers
Release : 2001
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 542/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Jewish Community of West Philadelphia by : Allen Meyers
Download or read book The Jewish Community of West Philadelphia written by Allen Meyers. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jewish community of Philadelphia west of the Schuylkill River is a composite of seven distinct neighborhoods surrounding West Philadelphia proper. These include Fortieth and Girard, Parkside, Wynnefield, Overbrook Park, Wynnefield Heights, Southwest Philly, and Island Road. A gathering of seventy-five thousand Jewish people in West Philadelphia during the twentieth century qualified the area known as "a city within a city" as a second settlement area. Excellent public transportation included the famed Market Street Elevated. The West Philadelphia Jews flourished and supported dozens of synagogues and bakeries, and more than one hundred kosher butcher shops at the neighborhood's height from the 1930s through the 1950s. Newly arrived immigrants embraced traditional Jewish values, which led them to encourage their offspring to acquire a secondary education in their own neighborhoods as a way of achieving assimilation into the community at large. The Jewish Community of West Philadelphia portrays Jewish life throughout West Philadelphia in the mid-twentieth century. The book captures rare, nearly forgotten images with photographs gleaned from the community at large.
Author : Allen Meyers
Release : 1999-11-15
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 126/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Strawberry Mansion by : Allen Meyers
Download or read book Strawberry Mansion written by Allen Meyers. This book was released on 1999-11-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strawberry Mansion: The Jewish Community of North Philadelphia is a testament to the urban experience in American Jewish life. Perfect for fans of Jewish-American History. A section of North Philadelphia, Strawberry Mansion is nestled high on the banks of the Schuylkill River, adjacent to the large expanses of Fairmount Park, with many wonderful venues such as Woodside Park. The area became the setting for America's premiere Jewish Community in the 20th century, with over 50,000 inhabitants. Strawberry Mansion was the first Jewish suburb within an urban setting. Affectionately known as the Mansion, it was only a trolley car ride away from South Philadelphia's immigrant district. Jewish families migrated from one neighborhood to another as they advanced economically in American society during the early 1900s. By the mid-1950s, the decision to discontinue the once heavily traveled Route #9 trolley car marked the decline and eventual demise of Strawberry Mansion as a Jewish enclave.
Author : Harry Davidow Boonin
Release : 1999
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Jewish Quarter of Philadelphia by : Harry Davidow Boonin
Download or read book The Jewish Quarter of Philadelphia written by Harry Davidow Boonin. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Allen Meyers
Release : 2004-10-27
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis Oxford Circle by : Allen Meyers
Download or read book Oxford Circle written by Allen Meyers. This book was released on 2004-10-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jewish community of Northeast Philadelphia was created by the relocation of secondgeneration eastern European Jews from the neighborhoods of Strawberry Mansion and South, North, and West Philadelphia. Serving more than one hundred thousand Jewish residents at its height, Northeast Philadelphia consisted of ten distinctive neighborhoods, including Feltonville, Oxford Circle, Tacony, and Mayfair. During the twentieth century, thousands of Jewish families were attracted to the area by the houses built along Roosevelt Boulevard for soldiers returning home from World War II. Welsh Road catered to younger families, and wealthier families resided along Bustleton Avenue and Fox Chase and Verree Roads. Today, the influx of strictly orthodox Jewish residents has given rise to a third generation of Jewish life in Northeast Philadelphia.
