And I Will Dwell in Their Midst
Orthodox Jews in Suburbia
Etan Diamond
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 10/2000
Pages: 240
Subject: Religion, History, Social Science
| University of North Carolina
Print ISBN: 9.78E+12
eBook ISBN: 9780807868157
DESCRIPTION
Using the history of Orthodox Jewish suburbanization in Toronto, Diamond explores the different components of the North American suburban Orthodox Jewish community: sacred spaces, synagogues, schools, kosher homes, and social networks. In a larger sense, though, his book tells a story of how traditionalist religious communities have thrived in the most secular of environments. In so doing, it pushes our current understanding of cities and suburbs and their religious communities in new directions.