Jews in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Charity, Community and Religion, 1830–1880

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This book examines Jewish communities in Britain in an era of immense social, economic and religious change: from the acceleration of industrialisation to the end of the first phase of large-scale Jewish immigration from Europe. Using the 1851 census alongside extensive charity and community records, Jews in Nineteenth-Century Britain tests the impact of migration, new types of working and changes in patterns of worship on the family and community life of seven of the fastest-growing industrial towns in Britain. Cover Half Title Title Copyrights Dedication Content List of figures List of maps List of tables Acknowledgements List of abbreviations 1 Introduction Part I Household and community among Jews in industrial Britain 2 Households and family structures 3 Residence patterns and neighbourhoods 4 Occupations, poverty and wealth Part II Charity and communal networks 5 Philanthropy, religion and community from 1840 to 1865 6 Consolidation, reflection and discrimination: Jewish charity from 1865 to 1880 Part III Conclusion 7 A community of British Jews Notes Select bibliography Index