This biography of Morris Newfield, a rabbi who led Temple Emanu-El in Birmingham, Alabama from 1895 to 1940, relates the deeds and thoughts of a significant Alabama rabbi who achieved importance in Birmingham, in Alabama, and in the South.
American Jewish history has been criticized for its parochial nature because it has consisted largely of chronicles of American Jewish life and has often failed to explore the relationship between Jews and other ethnic groups in America. Rabbi Morris Newfield led Temple Emanu-El…
American Jewish history has been criticized for its parochial nature because it has consisted largely of chronicles of American Jewish life and has often failed to explore the relationship between Jews and other ethnic groups in America. Rabbi Morris Newfield led Temple Emanu-El…