TY - BOOK ID - 78143492 TI - The synagogues of Kentucky PY - 1995 SN - 0813148022 9780813148021 081311912X 9780813119120 081313109X PB - Lexington, KY University Press of Kentucky DB - UniCat KW - Synagogues KW - Synagogue architecture KW - Jewish architecture KW - Religious institutions KW - Temples KW - Synagogue architecture. KW - Kentucky UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78143492 AB - Lee Shai Weissbach's innovative study sheds light on the functioning of smaller Jewish communities in a state representative of many in the Midwest and South. The synagogue buildings of Kentucky tell much about the experience of Kentucky Jewry. Synagogues, especially in smaller towns, have often served as the only setting available for a wide variety of communal activities. Weissbach outlines the history of every congregation established in Kentucky and every house of worship that has served Kentucky Jewry over the last 150 years, considering such issues as the financing of construction, the s ER -