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Recommended Readings
Abrams, Z. The Book of Memories. New York, 1932. Invaluable resource
for information on institutions of the St. Louis Jewish community of the early
twentieth century.
Bronsen, Rosalind Mael. B’nai Amoona for all Generations. St. Louis:
Congregation B’nai Amoona, 1982. Written in honor of the congregation’s
centennial, a description of the struggles and successes in the history of B’nai
Amoona.
Ehrlich, Walter. “The First Jews of St. Louis.” Missouri Historical
Review (October 1988):57–76. Details the early Jews of St. Louis, the Philipson
brothers.
Ehrlich,Walter. “Origins of the Jewish Community of St. Louis.” American Jewish History(June 1988): 507–529. The early history of the community, beginning in 1807 but particularly describing the period from 1836 to 1842.
*Ehrlich,Walter. Zion in the Valley: The Jewish Community of St. Louis. Columbia, Mo.: University of Missouri Press, 2002. The only published complete history of the St. Louis Jewish Community. Volume 1 documents the period from the beginning of the community, in 1807, through 1907; volume 2 continues the story through the twentieth century.
*Feldman, Jody S. Faith, Family, Future: Shaare Zedek, the First Hundred
Years, 1905–2005. St. Louis: Shaare Zedek Synagogue, 2005. Written in honor of
the congregation’s centennial; the text and pictures depict the lives of
the people who were a part of Shaare Zedek.
Fischlowitz, Ruth. The “Y” Story: A Chronicle of the Jewish Center
Movement in St. Louis. N.p.: Unknown,1964. A history of the Jewish Community
Center from 1880 through 1964.
Hamilton, Esley. The Cemeteries of University City. St. Louis: Historical
Society of University City, 1998. Describes the Jewish cemeteries in University
City.
*James-Chakraborty, Kathleen. In the Spirit of Our Age. Eric Mendelsohn's
B'nai Amoona Synagogue. Missouri Historical Society Press, 2000.
Isserman, Ruth. The Tercentenary Monument in Forest Park. N.p.: Unknown,
N.d. The history and rededication of the monument—sculpture and flagpole—at
the entrance to Forest Park, at Kingshighway and Lindell Boulevard.
Losos, Joseph O. From Leffingwell to Spoede: Highlights in the History
of Temple Israel. St. Louis: Temple Israel, 1977. Material on the major events in
the history of Temple Israel.
Makovsky, Donald I. The Philipsons: the First Jewish Settlers in St. Louis.
St. Louis: Judaism Sesquicentennial Committee, 1958. A pamphlet, detailing the
history of the Philipson brothers, published for the 150th anniversary of the
arrival of Jewish settlers in St. Louis.
Rosenkranz, Samuel, ed. Centennial History of Congregation Temple Israel,
1886–1986. St. Louis: Temple Israel, 1986.
Sale, Samuel. “Jews and Judaism.” Encyclopedia of the History
of St. Louis: A Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference (four
volumes). Edited by William Hyde and Howard L. Conrad. New York: Southern History
Co., 1899. A two-page entry on the history of St. Louis Jews in the nineteenth
century.
Schwartz, Howard, and Barbara Raznick, eds. New Harvest: Jewish Writing in St. Louis, 1998-2005. St. Louis: Brodsky Library Press, 2005. More memoirs of life in St. Louis.
———. New Harvest: Jewish Writing in St. Louis, 1998-2005.
St. Louis: Brodsky Library Press, 2005. More memoirs of life in St. Louis.
Young, David A. St. Louis Jewish Community Archives: Guide to Archival
Collections.
St. Louis: St. Louis Jewish Community Archives, 1995. A guide to the collections
in the St. Louis Jewish Community Archives, along with a brief history of the
community.
Articles from Gateway Heritage, the quarterly
journal
of the Missouri Historical Society:
Boxerman, Burton. “David P. Wohl—Shoe Merchant.” Gateway
Heritage 9, no. 2 (Fall 1988):24–33. An examination of the life of
David P. Wohl, founder of Wohl Shoe Company.
Boxerman, Burton. “St. Louis Jewish Leaders.” Gateway Heritage 6, no. 4.(Spring 1986): 16–25. Includes brief biographies of Isidor Bush, Moses Fraley, Herman Tuholske, Leon Harrison, Louis P. Aloe, Rachel Stix Michael, Nathan Frank, and Irving Edison.
Bush, Isidor. “Jews in St. Louis.” Gateway Heritage 8, no. 1 (October
1951): 60–70.
Ehrlich, Walter. “Jewish Historic Landmarks in St. Louis.” Gateway
Heritage 6, no. 4 (Spring 1986): 2 –15.
Lang, Sherryl. “Fulfilling the American Dream: Jewish Life in St. Louis.” Gateway
Heritage 7, no. 1 (Summer 1986): 10–17. A brief history, in text and photos,
of Jews in St. Louis from 1807 through the twentieth century.
Marcus, Morris D. “Memoir from the St. Louis Ghetto.” Gateway
Heritage 18, no. 3 (Winter 1997–1998): 42–49. A memoir of experiences
in the Jewish ghetto in the early 1900s.
Sneddeker, Duane, Glen Holt, and Glenn Hensley. “The Block Brothers
Photograph Collection: Treasure on Grandel Square.” Gateway Heritage 5,
no. 2 (Fall 1984): 12–35.
Tobin, Gary. “Jewish Population Movements in St. Louis.” Gateway
Heritage 7, no. 2 (Fall 1986): 32—41.
Jewish Websites
The American Jewish Archives
www.americanjewisharchives.org
Jewish in St. Louis
http://www.jewishinstlouis.org
The National Museum of American Jewish History
http://www.nmajh.org/index.htm
Jewish Women's Archive
http://www.JWA.org
Jewish-American History on the Web
http://www.jewish-history.com/Default.htm
My Jewish Learning.com
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/index.htm
The Jewish Museum
http://www.jewishmuseum.org/site/pages/
Judaism 101
http://www.jewfaq.org/
Old North St. Louis References
Dry, Camille N. Pictorial St. Louis, the great metropolis of the
Mississippi Valley; a topographical survey drawn in perspective A.D. 1875
. St. Louis, 1876. Engraved maps of the city of St. Louis circa 1875-
-invaluable historical resource and a good starting point for researchers.
Fox, Tim. Where We Live: A Guide to St. Louis Communities
. St. Louis, 1995.
Hannon, Robert E. St. Louis: Its Neighborhoods and Neighbors, Landmarks
and Milestones. St. Louis, 1986.
Hurley, Andrew and Miranda Rectenwald. From Village to Neighborhood: A
History of Old North St. Louis. St. Louis, 2004.
Hurley, Andrew. A Handbook for Resarchers in St. LouisSt. Louis,
Public Policy Research Center.
Kilgo, Dolores Ann. Likeness and Landscape: Thomas M. Easterly and the
Art of the Daguerrotype. St. Louis,1994.
Lethem, John. Historical and Descriptive Review of St. Louis: Her
Enterprising Business Houses and Progressive Men. St. Louis,1984.
North St. Louis Business Men's Association. St. Louis,1970.
Oldani, John L. Sweetness Preserved: The Story of Crown Candy Kitchen.
St. Louis,2005.
Smith, JoAnn Adams. Selected Neighbors and Neighborhoods of North Saint
Louis and Selected Related References.
1988.
St. Louis Spectator: Representative Professional, Banking, Manufacturing, and Wholesale Interests of St. Louis, Sketches and Illustrations of Her Principal Industries. Engravings in this Issue by Sanders Engraving Co.
St. Louis,1891.
Smith, JoAnn Adams. St. Louis up to Date: The Great Industrial Hive of the Mississippi Valley ... A Glance at Her History, A Review of Her Commerce, and a Description of Her Leading Business Enterprises.
St. Louis, 1895.
Troen, Selwyn K. Public and the Schools: Shaping the St. Louis
System, 1838-1920. St. Louis, 1975.
Van Ravenswaay, Charles. Saint Louis: An Informal History of the City and its People, 1764-1865. St. Louis, 1991.
Young, Andrew D. The St. Louis Streetcar Story. Glendale, 1988.
Old North St. Louis Websites Confluence Academy
http://www.confluenceacademy.com/ONS.htm
Crown Candy Kitchen
http://www.crowncandykitchen.com
Ecology of Absence
http://www.eco-absence.org/stl/north.htm
Geo St. Louis
http://stlcin.missouri.org/citydata/newdesign/statsselector.cfm?type=data&geo=neigh/
Grace Hill Settlement House
http://www.gracehill.org/default.htm
Haven of Grace
http://www.havenofgracestl.org/
Old North St. Louis History Trail
http://www.umsl.edu/~conted/cpp/onnp/biketour1.html
Old North St. Louis Restoration Group
http://www.onsl.org/
Regional Housing and Community Development Alliance (RHCDA)
http://www.rhcda.org/
What's New in Old North: Online Blog
http://newoldnorth.blogspot.com/
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