A Biblical People in the Bible Belt: The Jewish Community of Memphis, Tennesse, 1840S-1960s

A Biblical People in the Bible Belt: The Jewish Community of Memphis, Tennesse, 1840S-1960s by Lewis, Selma S.. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780865546028.

Some might expect from the title that this would be a book about Baptists, but instead its the story of Jewish life in Memphis from the antebellum period through the 1960s, and of how and why Jews developed a respectful relationship with others in the heart of the Bible Belt. The Jews not only took care of their own, but also became contributors to their city by holding positions of municipal leadership, actively supporting Memphis cultural and philanthropic activities, and supporting racial integration. As a historian and member of the Jewish community in Memphis, Lewis, U. of Vanderbilt and Memphis, was commissioned to write this history by the Jewish Historical Society of Memphis and the Mid-South. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.