| The Sunderland Beth Hamedresh 1889 - 1999 Contributor(s): Taylor, Derek (Author), Davis, Harold (Author) |
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ISBN: 1845494350 ISBN-13: 9781845494353 Publisher: Arima Publishing OUR PRICE: $18.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Jewish - General |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (1.10 lbs) 278 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the story of how Jews from Lithuania, particularly from the Krottingen area, chose to remake their community in Sunderland in the North East of England. They were impoverished, without homes and didn't speak English but they remained an Orthodox community in a strange country. It seems that secular success and the demands of total Jewish observance should be an impossible combination. The Sunderland Beth Hamedresh proved that this was not inevitable. The congregation became famous wherever observant Jews gathered and their story is inspiring. |