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Zion in the Valley: The Jewish Community of St. Louis, Volume 1: 1807-1907

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St. Louis contains one of the most largest Jewish communities in the interior of america. Yet, despite the important contributions of St. Louis Jews to the city’s cultural and economic growth and to national and international Jewry, no history of their accomplishments has heretofore been written.

In this masterful book, Walter Ehrlich shows how the St. Louis Jewish community grew in two separate yet intricately related milieux. One used to be the internal socioreligious community, which centered on relations of Jews with fellow Jews. The other used to be the broader secular environment, in which Jews individually and collectively interacted with the non-Jewish population, assuming significant roles in the political, economic, social, and spiritual developments of one of the most country’s most important urban centers.

Employing many in the past unused primary materials–especially congregational archives, organizational and business records, latest newspapers, and vivid personal memoirs–Ehrlich presents an enchanting description of how individuals and groups contributed to the growth and development of a major American urban area. He clarifies significant aspects of social and economic structure, mobility, and philanthropy within the Jewish community and integrates them within the broader framework of American society. In the process, Ehrlich provides a unique perspective on St. Louis history, in addition to on American urban, ethnic, and immigration history.

Zion in the Valley is a useful contribution to the field of Jewish studies. It is going to appeal to scholars and students of Jewish, urban, and ethnic history, in addition to to members of the broader St. Louis community.


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