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COMMUNAL AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES AMONG THE NEW COMERS.

Congregational and social activities among the new comers―― Ephemeral organizations――The striving after professional education――Synagogues as the most stable of the new establishments――“Landsleut” congregations――The first efforts to consolidate the Orthodox community of New York――The Federation of Synagogues――Chief Rabbi Jacob Joseph――Other “chief rabbis” in Chicago and Boston――Prominent Orthodox rabbis in many cities――Dr. Philip Klein――The short period in which the cantor was the most important functionary in the Orthodox synagogue―― Synagogues change hands, but are rarely abandoned.

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