TY - BOOK ID - 78678867 TI - Leeds and its Jewish community PY - 2019 SN - 152612310X 1526123096 9781526123091 9781526144676 1526144670 9781526123107 9781526123084 1526123088 PB - Manchester DB - UniCat KW - Jews KW - Hebrews KW - Israelites KW - Jewish people KW - Jewry KW - Judaic people KW - Judaists KW - Ethnology KW - Religious adherents KW - Semites KW - Judaism KW - History. KW - Social conditions. KW - Identity. KW - Leeds (England) KW - Leeds (West Yorkshire) KW - City and Borough of Leeds (England) KW - City and County of Leeds (England) KW - Ethnic relations. KW - HISTORY / Jewish. KW - Jews. KW - Identity, Jewish KW - Jewish identity KW - Jewishness KW - Jewish law KW - Jewish nationalism KW - Inter-ethnic relations KW - Interethnic relations KW - Relations among ethnic groups KW - Acculturation KW - Assimilation (Sociology) KW - Ethnic groups KW - Social problems KW - Sociology KW - Minorities KW - Race relations KW - Ethnic identity KW - Race identity KW - Legal status, laws, etc. KW - Political and social conditions KW - England KW - England and Wales KW - Angleterre KW - Anglii︠a︡ KW - Inghilterra KW - Engeland KW - Inglaterra KW - Anglija KW - Local History KW - HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General KW - Leeds KW - Immigration. KW - Integration. KW - Jewish community. KW - Leeds. KW - Social mobility. KW - Suburbia. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78678867 AB - 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. 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. Organised in three sections, Context, Chronology and Contours, the book demonstrates how Jews have influenced the city and how the city has influenced the community. 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. 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 will be of interest to both historians and general readers. ER -