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WALLA WALLA: Judaism in a Rural Setting

by Benjamin Rigberg

An in-depth study of the history of a Jewish community in the middle of Washington State.

It brings back memories of many readers to their own Jewish upbringing in similar small, out-of-the-way communities throughout the United States and Canada.

190 pages

$25, single copy            Click here for order form.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Significant Dates in the History of the Pacific Northwest 

Preface

Introduction by Rabbi Hillel Cohn

Chapter 1: The Setting: Walla Walla   15

Chapter 2: Pioneers   31

Chapter 3: New Community Institutions   57

Chapter 4: The Synagogue in its Heyday   69

Chapter 5: Keeping the Faith: Prayer and Celebrations   87

Chapter 6: The Quiet Years  107

Chapter 7:  Reawakening, 1992-1996   127

Chapter 8:  "A thriving little Jewish community:" 1995-2000   145

Chapter 9:  Can Judaism Flourish in a Rural Environment?   157

Endnotes, Bibliography and Interviewees   169

Acknowledgments     187

About the Author     191

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