Leeds and its Jewish Community - A History Fraser Derek Paperback / softback
Leeds and its Jewish Community - A History Fraser Derek Paperback / softback The book provides a comprehensive history of the third largest Jewish community in Britain and fills an acknowledged gap…
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Leeds and its Jewish Community - A History Fraser Derek Paperback / softback
The book provides a comprehensive history of the third largest Jewish community in Britain and fills an acknowledged gap in both Jewish and urban historiography. Organised in three sections, Context, Chronology and Contours, the book demonstrates how Jews have influenced the city and how the city influenced the community. Bringing together the latest research and building on earlier local studies, the book provides an analysis of the special features which shaped the community in Leeds.
More than a dozen authors contribute to this definitive history and the editor provides both an introductory and concluding overview which brings the story up to the present day. The book A small community was transformed by the late Victorian influx of poor migrants from the Russian Empire and within two generations had become successfully integrated into the city's social and economic structure.