The Arc of the Covenant: Jewish Educational Success on the Upper Mississippi

by Earl Schwartz

The Arc of the Covenant studies the social, cultural, and political factors that contributed to exceptional Jewish educational success in St. Paul, Minnesota in the latter half of the twentieth century. The book draws on archival sources, interviews with principal figures, and wide-ranging research on Jewish education and community dynamics to elucidate the story's intriguing improbabilities. Why such success in a midsize, midcentury, midwestern river...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498596665
• ISBN13: 9781498596664
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"