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A LIGHT IN THE PRAIRIE: Temple Emanu-El of Dallas 1872-1997
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A LIGHT IN THE PRAIRIE: Temple Emanu-El of Dallas 1872-1997 Hardcover - 1998

by Cristol, Gerry

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Fort Worth: Texas Christian University, 1998. xvi, 312pp [mild dj edgewear]. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by B&w photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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  • Title A LIGHT IN THE PRAIRIE: Temple Emanu-El of Dallas 1872-1997
  • Author Cristol, Gerry
  • Illustrator B&w photographs
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 312
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Texas Christian University, Fort Worth
  • Date 1998
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 001614
  • ISBN 9780875651842 / 0875651844
  • Weight 1.49 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.32 x 6.42 x 1.24 in (23.67 x 16.31 x 3.15 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Cultural Region: Deep South
    • Cultural Region: Gulf Coast
    • Cultural Region: South
    • Cultural Region: Southwest U.S.
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: Texas
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97-3705
  • Dewey Decimal Code 296.097

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From the rear cover

Temple Emanu-El, the first Jewish congregation in North Texas, has played a historic role in the growth of Dallas. Founded in 1875, the temple evolved from the Hebrew Benevolent Association, organized in 1872 by eleven men who established a cemetery and held the first Jewish services. This initial gathering of pioneer Jews occurred just two weeks before the arrival of the first train - the indispensable catalyst for Dallas' development into a bustling commercial center. While retaining the basic principles of their ancestral faith, Temple Emanu-El's Reform Jews adapted their religious practices to conform to the secular demands of life in America. With confidence in the city's promise of progress, congregants actively promoted Dallas' business, civic and cultural development. Each succeeding generation of temple families produced important leaders whose contribution to the advancement and enrichment of both the temple and the city shaped both. The temple's rabbis addressed controversial issues - Dr. David Lefkowitz denounced the Ku Klux Klan in the early 1920s and Levi A. Olan preached to the troubled city after President Kennedy's assassination in 1963.

About the author

Gerry Cristol has been archivist at Temple Emanu-El since 1973. This is her first book.

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