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Arc of the Covenant

Jewish Educational Success on the Upper Mississippi
  • ISBN-13: 9781498596664
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
  • By Earl Schwartz
  • Price: AUD $212.00
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 13/09/2019
  • Format: Hardback (235.00mm X 160.00mm) 166 pages Weight: 400g
  • Categories: Judaism [HRJ]
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The Arc of the Covenant studies the social, cultural, and political factors that contributed to exceptional Jewish educational success in St. Paul, Minnesota in the latter half of the twentieth century. The book draws on archival sources, interviews with principal figures, and wide-ranging research on Jewish education and community dynamics to elucidate the story's intriguing improbabilities. Why such success in a midsize, midcentury, midwestern river town with a relatively small Jewish population of limited resources? How did it happen, and how have circumstances changed in recent years? The answers are to be found at the intersection of broad historical forces and local circumstances. Though focused on a particular place and time, the implications reach far beyond St. Paul, then and now, making Arc of the Covenant a timely resource for current Jewish educational planners, along with educators in other communities dedicated to the transmission of a sacred heritage.
List of Figures Preface Introduction Part One Chapter I: How far is it from the banks of the Jordan to the banks of the Mississippi? Chapter II: The Last Quarter of the Twentieth Century Chapter III: At the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century Chapter IV: The St. Paul Jewish Community Planning Process. Part Two Chapter V: Hindsight and Foresight Chapter VI: Current Circumstances and Future Prospects Chapter VII: The Arc, and the Ark Appendix I: A Communal Curriculum for These Times Appendix II: St. Paul Communal Jewish High School Education Initiative Brit Bibliography Index About the Author
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