The pious ones: the world of Hasidim and their battles with America

"As the population of ultra-Orthodox Jews in the United States increases to record proportions after near-extinction during the Holocaust, award-winning New York Times journalist and author Joseph Berger takes us inside the notoriously insular world of the Hasidim to explore their origins, beli...

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Main Author: Berger, Joseph 1945- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York [u.a.] Harper Perennial 2014
Edition:1. ed.
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Summary:"As the population of ultra-Orthodox Jews in the United States increases to record proportions after near-extinction during the Holocaust, award-winning New York Times journalist and author Joseph Berger takes us inside the notoriously insular world of the Hasidim to explore their origins, beliefs, and struggles...and the social and political implications of their expanding presence in America"..
Physical Description:370 S.
ISBN:9780062123343
9780062123350

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