American Synagogues: A Photographic Journey

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An Extensive Collection of Color Synagogue Photographs & History From Across the USA

A New E-Book Now Available For Sale - Volume One

♦ ♦ OVER 3200 LARGE COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS ♦ ♦

♦ ♦ REPRESENTING 1410 INDIVIDUAL SYNAGOGUE BUILDINGS ♦ ♦

Representing all 50 States Plus Washington, DC

♦Each state entry features a brief historical introduction

♦Each synagogue entry features information & historical dates for the congregation and one or more photos.

♦Many former synagogue buildings are featured in this collection.

♦This collection includes both small and large synagogues; opulent buildings as well as plain functional ones.

♦Truly a varied and diverse collection that documents American Jewish Communities, Large & Small.

♦Forwards by Rabbi Jacques Cukierkorn - Kansas City, Missouri & Lynn Michalski - Architect, Napa, California.

♦Perfect for persons interested in religious architecture, Jewish history in the USA, travel.

To View Sample Pages from the E-Book 'click' ALABAMA; IOWA; OHIO

For A Complete Synagogue Index for Volume One 'click' HERE

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One CD-ROM Disc - Volume One

Please Note: Available in a PC version only. An updated/revised version will be available in late 2009

Mr. Julian H. Preisler

132 Harvard Court

Falling Waters, West Virginia 25419

jhp1963@yahoo.com

Mr. Julian H. Preisler is a free-lance genealogist, author & archivist residing in Falling Waters, West Virginia in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. He is a graduate of the University of Florida and Mary Washington College and has been a professional genealogist and researcher for over 15 years. Published works include: Through The Years: Congregation Beth Israel of Media, Pennsylvania; Jewish Cemeteries of the Delmarva Peninsula; Pioneer American Synagogues: A State By State Guide; and Jewish Genealogical Resources: Mid-Atlantic States. Work has now begun on Volume Two of American Synagogues: A Photographic Journey with an anticipated completion date of late 2009. The son of Holocaust Survivors, Julian is a native of Detroit, Michigan and has had an interest in Jewish history/genealogy and synagogue architecture for over 25 years.

American Synagogues: A Photographic Journey has been reviewed by noted Texas Jewish author Hollace Ava Weiner and appeared in the Texas Jewish Post. Feature articles with photographs have appeared in the Washington Jewish Week, Daily Mail (Charleston, WV), Herald-Mail (Hagerstown, MD) and The Journal (Martinsburg, WV). Shorter articles have also appeared in the Menorah (Durham, NC); Community (Louisville, KY) and The Rambler (Southern Jewish Historical Society)