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Zion in the Valley: The Jewish Community of St. Louis.(Book Review)-

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Volume II: The Twentieth Century. By Walter Ehrlich. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 2002. xiii + 503 PP.

The communal history is probably the most common genre in the literature of American Jewish history. The quality of these studies varies enormously, from the vanity publication with its lists of communal leaders and philanthropists to the scholarly monograph based on a doctoral dissertation. Some of these studies have been commissioned by the community; others have been a "labor of love" written by a longtime member of the community. Walter Ehrlich's study of St. Louis Jewry falls into the latter category. He does not disguise his love of the city and his long association with it. In fact, he uses elements of his own and his wife's experiences to advance his narrative.

Professor emeritus of American history and education at the University of Missouri--St. Louis, Ehrlich is an American political historian who. has written...

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