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Rabbi Henry Cohen of Galveston: A 1931 Account
Texas
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
Albert, David
.
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Rabbi Henry Cohen of Galveston: A 1931 Account
."
Western States Jewish History
26 (1994): 291-302.
Quick to the Party: The Americanization of Hanukkah and Southern Jewry
Jewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism
Religious Life
Ashton, Diane
.
"
Quick to the Party: The Americanization of Hanukkah and Southern Jewry
."
Southern Jewish History
12 (2009): 1-38.
Synagogue Music for Birmingham, Alabama: Arthur Foote's Azi v'Zimrat Yoh
Alabama
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
Baron, John H.
.
"
Synagogue Music for Birmingham, Alabama: Arthur Foote's Azi v'Zimrat Yoh
."
Southern Jewish History
6 (2003).
A Shtetl Grew in Bessemer: Temple Beth-El and Jewish Life in Small-Town Alabama
Alabama
Religious Life
Barr, Terry
.
"
A Shtetl Grew in Bessemer: Temple Beth-El and Jewish Life in Small-Town Alabama
."
Southern Jewish History
3 (2000): 1-44.
The Quiet Voices: Southern Rabbis and Black Civil Rights, 1880s to 1990s
African American – Jewish Relations
Jewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Bauman, Mark
, and
Berkley Kalin
.
The Quiet Voices: Southern Rabbis and Black Civil Rights, 1880s to 1990s
. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1997.
The Rabbi as Ethnic Broker: The Case of David Marx
Georgia: Atlanta
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Jewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Bauman, Mark
, and
Arnold Shankman
.
"
The Rabbi as Ethnic Broker: The Case of David Marx
."
Journal of American Ethnic History
2, no. Spring (1983): 51-68.
Harry H. Epstein and the Rabbinate as Conduit of Change
Georgia: Atlanta
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
Bauman, Mark
.
Harry H. Epstein and the Rabbinate as Conduit of Change
. Rutherford, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1994.
Rabbi Harry H. Epstein and the Adaptation of Second-Generation East European Jews in Atlanta
Georgia: Atlanta
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
Bauman, Mark
.
"
Rabbi Harry H. Epstein and the Adaptation of Second-Generation East European Jews in Atlanta
."
American Jewish Archives
42, no. Fall-Winter (1990): 133-146.
Rabbi Edward Nathan Calisch and the Debate over Zionism in Richmond, VA
Virginia
Religious Life
Berman, Myron
.
"
Rabbi Edward Nathan Calisch and the Debate over Zionism in Richmond, VA
."
American Jewish Historical Quarterly
62, no. March (1973): 295-305.
A Separate Circle: Jewish Life in Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee
Business, Professions and Economics
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Besmann, Wendy
.
A Separate Circle: Jewish Life in Knoxville, Tennessee
. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2001.
Sephardim and a History of Congregation Or VeShalom
Georgia: Atlanta
Religious Life
Beton, Sol
.
Sephardim and a History of Congregation Or VeShalom
. Atlanta: Or VeShalom, 1981.
Sephardim - Atlanta
Georgia: Atlanta
Religious Life
Beton, Sol
.
"
Sephardim - Atlanta
."
Atlanta Historical Journal
23, no. Fall (1979): 119-127.
Rabbi Alphabet Browne: The Atlanta Years
Georgia: Atlanta
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Jewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Blumberg, Janice Rothschild
.
"
Rabbi Alphabet Browne: The Atlanta Years
."
Southern Jewish History
5 (2002): 1-42.
One Voice: Jacob M. Rothschild and the Troubled South
Georgia: Atlanta
African American – Jewish Relations
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Jewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Blumberg, Janice Rothschild
.
One Voice: Jacob M. Rothschild and the Troubled South
. Macon: Mercer University Press, 1985.
The Bomb that Healed: A Personal Memoir of the Bombing of the Temple in Atlanta, 1958
Georgia: Atlanta
African American – Jewish Relations
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Jewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Blumberg, Janice Rothschild
.
"
The Bomb that Healed: A Personal Memoir of the Bombing of the Temple in Atlanta, 1958
."
American Jewish History
73 (1983): 20-38.
As But a Day: The First Hundred Years, 1867-1967
Georgia: Atlanta
Religious Life
Blumberg, Janice Rothschild
.
As But a Day: The First Hundred Years, 1867-1967
. Atlanta: Hebrew Benevolent Congregation, 1967.
Two Jewish Congregations in Charleston, SC before 1791: A New Conclusion
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Breibart, Solomon
.
"
Two Jewish Congregations in Charleston, SC before 1791: A New Conclusion
."
American Jewish History
69 (1980): 360-363.
The Synagogues of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, Charleston
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Breibart, Solomon
.
"
The Synagogues of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, Charleston
."
South Carolina Historical Magazine
80, no. July (1979): 215-235.
After Disestablishment: Thomas Jefferson's Wall of Separation in Antebellum Virginia
Virginia
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Jewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Buckley, Thomas
.
"
After Disestablishment: Thomas Jefferson's Wall of Separation in Antebellum Virginia
."
Journal of Southern History
61 (1995): 445-480.
The Man Who Stayed in Texas: Galveston's Rabbi Henry Cohen, a Memoir
Texas
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
Cohen, Henry II
.
"
The Man Who Stayed in Texas: Galveston's Rabbi Henry Cohen, a Memoir
." In
Lone Stars of David: The Jews of Texas
, 78-92. Waltham, MA: Brandeis University Press, 2007.
The Man Who Stayed in Texas: The Life of Rabbi Henry Cohen
Texas
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
Cohen, Anne
, and
Harry Cohen
.
The Man Who Stayed in Texas: The Life of Rabbi Henry Cohen
. New York: Whittlesey House, 1941.
Paying "Civic Rent": The Jews of Emanu-El and the Birmingham Community
Alabama
Jewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Corley, Robert
.
Paying "Civic Rent": The Jews of Emanu-El and the Birmingham Community
. Birmingham, AL: A.H. Cather, 1982.
Rabbi Morris Newfield and the Social Gospel: Theology and the Societal Reform in the South
Alabama
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Cowett, Mark
.
"
Rabbi Morris Newfield and the Social Gospel: Theology and the Societal Reform in the South
."
American Jewish Archives
34 (1982): 52-74.
Birmingham's Rabbi: Morris Newfield and Alabama, 1895-1940
Alabama
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Cowett, Mark
.
Birmingham's Rabbi: Morris Newfield and Alabama, 1895-1940
. University of Alabama Press, 1986.
A Light in the Prairie: Temple Emanu-El of Dallas, 1872-1997
Texas
Religious Life
Cristol, Gerry
.
A Light in the Prairie: Temple Emanu-El of Dallas, 1872-1997
. Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press, 1998.
A Light in the Prairie: Temple Emanu-El of Dallas 'On the Trail of the Iron Horse'
Texas
Religious Life
Cristol, Gerry
.
"
A Light in the Prairie: Temple Emanu-El of Dallas 'On the Trail of the Iron Horse'
."
Western States Jewish History
31 (1998): 2-20.
Henry Cohen: Messenger of the Lord
Texas
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Dreyfus, Stanley A.
.
Henry Cohen: Messenger of the Lord
. New York: Bloch Publishing Co., 1963.
Jewish Education in Charleston, South Carolina during the 18th and 19th Century
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Engelman, Uriah
.
"
Jewish Education in Charleston, South Carolina during the 18th and 19th Century
."
Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society
42 (1952): 43-70.
Judaism and Progress: Sermons and Addresses
Georgia: Atlanta
Religious Life
Epstein, Harry
.
Judaism and Progress: Sermons and Addresses
. New York: Bloch Publishing Co., 1935.
Tales out of Shul: The Unorthodox Journal of an Orthodox Rabbi
Georgia: Atlanta
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
Feldman, Emmanuel
.
Tales out of Shul: The Unorthodox Journal of an Orthodox Rabbi
. New York: Shaar Press, 1997.
Voices of Savannah: Selections from the Oral History Collection of the Savannah Jewish Archives
Georgia: Excluding Atlanta
African American – Jewish Relations
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Business, Professions and Economics
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Frey, Valerie
,
Kaye Kole
, and
Luciana Spracher
.
Voices of Savannah: Selections from the Oral History Collection of the Savannah Jewish Archives
. Savannah: Savannah Jewish Archives, 2004.
A History of Temple Beth Israel of Macon, Georgia
Georgia: Excluding Atlanta
Religious Life
Friedman, Newton
.
A History of Temple Beth Israel of Macon, Georgia
. Vol. Ph.D. Burton College and Seminary, 1955.
The Literary Legacy of Rabbi Tobias Geffen in Atlanta
Georgia: Atlanta
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
Geffen, David
.
"
The Literary Legacy of Rabbi Tobias Geffen in Atlanta
."
Atlanta Historical Journal
23, no. Fall (1979): 85-90.
In Pursuit of the Tree of Life: A History of the Early Jews of Columbia, South Carolina, and the Tree of Life Congregation
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Gergel, Belinda
.
In Pursuit of the Tree of Life: A History of the Early Jews of Columbia, South Carolina, and the Tree of Life Congregation
. Columbia, SC: Tree of Life Congregation, 1996.
From Generation to Generation: Congregation Ahavath Achim, 1887-1987
Georgia: Atlanta
Religious Life
Goldstein, Doris
.
From Generation to Generation: Congregation Ahavath Achim, 1887-1987
. Atlanta: Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 1987.
A Haven of Benignity: Conflict and Cooperation Between 18th Century Savannah Jews
Georgia: Excluding Atlanta
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Migration and Immigration
Religious Life
Greenberg, Mark I.
.
"
A Haven of Benignity: Conflict and Cooperation Between 18th Century Savannah Jews
." In
Dixie Diaspora: An Anthology of Southern Jewish History
, 1-32. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2006.
The Temple Bombing
Georgia: Atlanta
African American – Jewish Relations
Jewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Greene, Melissa Fay
.
The Temple Bombing
. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1996.
Wings Toward the South: The First Hundred Years of Congregation Agudath Achim, Shreveport
Louisiana
Religious Life
Gross, Susan
.
Wings Toward the South: The First Hundred Years of Congregation Agudath Achim, Shreveport
. Shreveport: Congregation Agudath Achim, 1999.
Orthodoxy in Charleston: Brith Shalom Beth Israel and American History
South Carolina
Religious Life
Gurock, Jeffrey
.
Orthodoxy in Charleston: Brith Shalom Beth Israel and American History
. Charleston, SC: College of Charleston Library, 2004.
Harby's Discourse on the Jewish Synagogue
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Harby, Isaac
.
"
Harby's Discourse on the Jewish Synagogue
."
Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society
32 (1931): 49-51.
Bernhard Henry Gotthelf: the First Rabbi of Vicksburg, Mississippi
Mississippi
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
Herscovici, Iuliu
.
Bernhard Henry Gotthelf: the First Rabbi of Vicksburg, Mississippi
. Vicksburg, MS: privately published, 2000.
The Jews of Vicksburg, Mississippi
Mississippi
Religious Life
Herscovici, Iuliu
.
The Jews of Vicksburg, Mississippi
. privately published, 2007.
Days of Building: History of a Jewish Community: Shreveport, Louisiana
Louisiana
Religious Life
Hewitt, Louise Matthews
.
Days of Building: History of a Jewish Community: Shreveport, Louisiana
. Shreveport: Jewish History Committee of Shreveport, 1965.
Jews at the Cape Fear Coast
North Carolina
Migration and Immigration
Religious Life
Hieke, Anton
.
"
Jews at the Cape Fear Coast
."
Southern Jewish History
13 (2010): 1-43.
Fourscore and Eleven: A History of the Jews of Rapides Parish, 1828-1919
Louisiana
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Hinchin, Martin
.
Fourscore and Eleven: A History of the Jews of Rapides Parish, 1828-1919
. Alexandria, LA: privately published, 1984.
Sam Perl: Mr. Friendship and Mr. Temple Beth-El of Brownsville, Texas
Texas
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
Joseph, Harriet
.
"
Sam Perl: Mr. Friendship and Mr. Temple Beth-El of Brownsville, Texas
."
Locus
5 (1992): 145-161.
An Orthodox Rabbinate in the South: Tobias Geffen, 1870-1970
Georgia: Atlanta
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
Kaganoff, Nathan
.
"
An Orthodox Rabbinate in the South: Tobias Geffen, 1870-1970
."
American Jewish History
73 (1983): 56-70.
Rabbi William H. Fineshriber: The Memphis Years
Tennessee
African American – Jewish Relations
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Kalin, Berkley
.
"
Rabbi William H. Fineshriber: The Memphis Years
."
West Tennessee Historical Society Paper
25 (1971): 47-62.
Inside or Outside the Fold: The Circumstances under which Jews Join the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Atlanta
Georgia: Atlanta
Jewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism
Religious Life
Keller, Marti
.
Inside or Outside the Fold: The Circumstances under which Jews Join the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Atlanta
. Vol. M.A. Emory University, 1999.
Henry Cohen: The Life of a Frontier Rabbi
Texas
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
Kessler, Jimmy
.
Henry Cohen: The Life of a Frontier Rabbi
. Austin, TX: Eakin Press, 1997.
Temple B'nai Israel: The History of a BOI
Texas
Religious Life
Kessler, Jimmy
.
Temple B'nai Israel: The History of a BOI
. Austin, TX: Nortex Press, 2004.
Was There a Confederate Jewish Chaplain?
Religious Life
The Civil War
Korn, Bertram
.
"
Was There a Confederate Jewish Chaplain?
"
American Jewish Historical Quarterly
53 (1963): 63-69.
Rabbi Abraham Blum: From Alsace to New York by way of Texas and California
Texas
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
Kramer, William
, and
Reva Clair
.
"
Rabbi Abraham Blum: From Alsace to New York by way of Texas and California
."
Western States Jewish Historical Quarterly
12 (1979): 73-88; 170-184; 266-281.
Rabbis and Negro Rights in the South, 1954-1967
African American – Jewish Relations
Religious Life
Krause, Allen
.
"
Rabbis and Negro Rights in the South, 1954-1967
."
American Jewish Archives
21 (1969): 20-47.
Rabbi Bernard Illowy: Counter Reformer
Louisiana
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
The Civil War
Lachoff, Irwin
.
"
Rabbi Bernard Illowy: Counter Reformer
."
Southern Jewish History
5 (2002): 43-67.
Adath Louisville: The Story of a Jewish Community
Kentucky
Religious Life
Landau, Herman
.
Adath Louisville: The Story of a Jewish Community
. Louisville, KY: Herman Landau and Associates, 1981.
James K. Gutheim as Southern Reform Rabbi, Community Leader, and Symbol
Louisiana
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Langston, Scott
.
"
James K. Gutheim as Southern Reform Rabbi, Community Leader, and Symbol
."
Southern Jewish History
5 (2002): 69-102.
Rabbi Morris Newfield: Ambassador to the Gentiles, A Balancing Act
Alabama
Jewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism
Religious Life
Langston, Scott
.
"
Rabbi Morris Newfield: Ambassador to the Gentiles, A Balancing Act
."
American Jewish Archives
59 (2007): 79-88.
A Corner of the Tapestry: A History of the Jewish Experience in Arkansas, 1820s-1990s
Arkansas
Business, Professions and Economics
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
The Civil War
LeMaster, Carolyn Gray
.
A Corner of the Tapestry: A History of the Jewish Experience in Arkansas, 1820s-1990s
. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1994.
Joseph Solomon Ottolenghi: Kosher Butcher in Italy - Christian Missionary in Georgia
Georgia: Excluding Atlanta
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Migration and Immigration
Religious Life
Levy, B. H.
.
"
Joseph Solomon Ottolenghi: Kosher Butcher in Italy - Christian Missionary in Georgia
."
Georgia Historical Quarterly
66, no. Summer (1982): 119-144.
A Bibilical People in the Bible Belt: The Jewish Community of Memphis, Tennessee, 1840s-1960s
Tennessee
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Jewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
The Civil War
Lewis, Selma
.
A Bibilical People in the Bible Belt: The Jewish Community of Memphis, Tennessee, 1840s-1960s
. Macon: Mercer University Press, 1998.
Conflict Over Reforms: The Case of Beth Elohim, Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina
Religious Life
Liberles, Robert
.
"
Conflict Over Reforms: The Case of Beth Elohim, Charleston, South Carolina
." In
The American Synagogue: A Sanctuary Transformed
, 274-296. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987.
Recollections: Conversations about House of Jacob, Raleigh, North Carolina
North Carolina
Religious Life
Litwack, Charlotte
.
Recollections: Conversations about House of Jacob, Raleigh, North Carolina
. Raleigh, NC: privately published, 1976.
Rabbi Max Heller: Reformer, Zionist, Southerner
Louisiana
African American – Jewish Relations
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Malone, Bobbie
.
Rabbi Max Heller: Reformer, Zionist, Southerner
. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1997.
New Orleans' Uptown Jewish Immigrants: The Community of Congregation Gates of Prayer, 1850-1860
Louisiana
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Malone, Bobbie
.
"
New Orleans' Uptown Jewish Immigrants: The Community of Congregation Gates of Prayer, 1850-1860
."
Louisiana History
32, no. Summer (1991): 239-278.
The Synagogue in Corsicana, Texas
Texas
Religious Life
Manaster, Jane
.
"
The Synagogue in Corsicana, Texas
."
East Texas Historical Journal
28 (1990): 16-24.
Memories of Rabbi Henry Cohen as I Knew Him
Texas
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
Marks, Marguerite Meyer
.
"
Memories of Rabbi Henry Cohen as I Knew Him
."
Western States Jewish History
18 (1986): 120-125.
A History of the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation of Atlanta
Georgia: Atlanta
Religious Life
Marx, David
.
A History of the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation of Atlanta
. Atlanta, 1917.
A Church, A School
Georgia: Atlanta
African American – Jewish Relations
Jewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism
Religious Life
McGill, Ralph
.
A Church, A School
. New York: Abingdon Press, 1959.
Billy Simons: The Black Jew of Charleston
South Carolina
African American – Jewish Relations
Religious Life
Melnick, Ralph
.
"
Billy Simons: The Black Jew of Charleston
."
American Jewish Archives
32 (1980): 3-8.
Biography of Isaac Harby with an Account of the Reformed Society of Israelites of Charleston, SC
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Moise, L. C.
.
Biography of Isaac Harby with an Account of the Reformed Society of Israelites of Charleston, SC
. Columbia, SC: R.L. Bryan Co., 1931.
To the Golden Cities: Pursuing the American Jewish Dream in L.A. and Miami
Florida
Migration and Immigration
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Moore, Deborah Dash
.
To the Golden Cities: Pursuing the American Jewish Dream in L.A. and Miami
. New York: Free Press, 1994.
Judaism in Eighteenth-Century Georgia
Georgia: Excluding Atlanta
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Morgan, David T.
.
"
Judaism in Eighteenth-Century Georgia
."
Georgia Historical Quarterly
58, no. Spring (1974): 41-54.
The Law of Life is the Law of Service: Rabbi Ira Sanders and the Quest for Racial and Social Justice in Arkansas
Arkansas
African American – Jewish Relations
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Jewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Moses, James
.
"
The Law of Life is the Law of Service: Rabbi Ira Sanders and the Quest for Racial and Social Justice in Arkansas
."
Southern Jewish History
10 (2007): 159-203.
The Central Agency for Jewish Education: Fifty Years of Jewish Education in Dade County
Florida
Religious Life
Neimand, Susan
.
The Central Agency for Jewish Education: Fifty Years of Jewish Education in Dade County
. Vol. Ph.D. Florida International University, 1996.
Macey Kronsberg: Institution Builder of Conservative Judaism in Charleston, SC and the Southeast
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
Pearlstein, Peggy Kronsberg
.
"
Macey Kronsberg: Institution Builder of Conservative Judaism in Charleston, SC and the Southeast
."
Southern Jewish History
8 (2005): 161-204.
The History of the Jewish Community of Vicksburg from 1820-1968
Mississippi
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Phillipsborn, Gertrude
.
The History of the Jewish Community of Vicksburg from 1820-1968
. Vicksburg, MS: privately published, 1969.
Portraits of a People: A History of Jewish Life in Spartanburg, SC
South Carolina
Religious Life
Poliakoff, Marsha
.
Portraits of a People: A History of Jewish Life in Spartanburg, SC
. privately published, 2010.
Personality, Politics, and the Price of Justice: Ephraim Frisch, San Antonio's 'Radical' Rabbi
Texas
African American – Jewish Relations
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Preuss, Karl
.
"
Personality, Politics, and the Price of Justice: Ephraim Frisch, San Antonio's 'Radical' Rabbi
."
American Jewish History
85, no. September (1997): 263-288.
The Assembly: A Century in the Life of the Adas Israel Hebrew Congregation of Washington, D.C.
Washington D.C.
Religious Life
Rabinowitz, Stanley
.
The Assembly: A Century in the Life of the Adas Israel Hebrew Congregation of Washington, D.C.
. Hoboken, NJ: Ktav Publishing House, 1993.
'Our Treasury is Empty and Our Bank Account is Overdrawn': Washington Hebrew Congregation, 1855-1872
Washington D.C.
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Raphael, Marc Lee
.
"
'Our Treasury is Empty and Our Bank Account is Overdrawn': Washington Hebrew Congregation, 1855-1872
."
American Jewish History
84 (1996): 81-98.
Children of Israel: The Story of Temple Israel, Memphis, Tennessee: 1854-2004
Tennessee
Religious Life
Ringel, Judy
.
Children of Israel: The Story of Temple Israel, Memphis, Tennessee: 1854-2004
. Memphis: Temple Israel, 2004.
Chai Cotton: Jewish Life in Mississippi
Mississippi
African American – Jewish Relations
Jewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism
Migration and Immigration
Religious Life
Rockoff, Stuart
.
"
Chai Cotton: Jewish Life in Mississippi
." In
Ethnic Heritage in Mississippi: The Twentieth Century
, 193-218. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2012.
In Defense of Our Sacred Cause: Rabbi James K. Gutheim in Confederate Montgomery
Alabama
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
The Civil War
Rogers, William Warren
.
"
In Defense of Our Sacred Cause: Rabbi James K. Gutheim in Confederate Montgomery
."
Journal of Confederate History
7 (1991): 113-122.
Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina
North Carolina
Business, Professions and Economics
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Jewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism
Migration and Immigration
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Rogoff, Leonard
.
Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina
. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2010.
Homelands: Southern Jewish Identity in Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina
North Carolina
Jewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism
Migration and Immigration
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Rogoff, Leonard
.
Homelands: Southern Jewish Identity in Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina
. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2001.
Synagogue and Jewish Church: A Congregational History of North Carolina
North Carolina
Religious Life
Rogoff, Leonard
.
"
Synagogue and Jewish Church: A Congregational History of North Carolina
."
Southern Jewish History
1 (1998): 43-81.
The Rabbis in Miami - A Case History
Florida
Religious Life
Rosen, Gladys
.
"
The Rabbis in Miami - A Case History
." In
Turn to the South
, 33-40. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1979.
Jewish Antiques Roadshow: Religion and Domestic Culture in the American South
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
Rosengarten, Dale
.
"
Jewish Antiques Roadshow: Religion and Domestic Culture in the American South
." In
Jewish Roots in Southern Soil
, 255-283. Waltham, MA: Brandeis University Press, 2006.
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Texas
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
Rosinger, Samuel
.
"
Deep in the Heart of Texas
." In
Lives and Voices: A Collection of American Jewish Memoirs
. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1972.
Third to None: The Saga of Savannah Jewry
Georgia: Excluding Atlanta
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Political and Civic Life
Religious Life
Rubin, Saul
.
Third to None: The Saga of Savannah Jewry
. Savannah: S.J. Rubin, 1983.
Historic Churches and Temples of Georgia
Georgia: Excluding Atlanta
Religious Life
Sampson, Gloria
.
Historic Churches and Temples of Georgia
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