The Conservative Synagogue: A Historical Survey


 

Publication Date: January 1987

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Author(s): Jack Wertheimer

Research Area: Culture and religion

Keywords: American Jews; Religious denominations; Jewish organizations

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This chapter is about the historical evolution of the Conservative synagogue. It examines the programmatic development and numerical growth of congregations from one era to the next.