Bombay : exploring the Jewish urban heritage / Dr. Shaul Sapir.

Main entry:

Sapir, Shaʼul, author.

Title & Author:

Bombay : exploring the Jewish urban heritage / Dr. Shaul Sapir.

Publication:

Mumbai : Bene Israel Heritage Museum and Genealogical Research Centre, India, 2013.
Mumbai : Spenta Multimedia

Description:

290 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color, 1 folded) ; 34 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-284) and indexes.
Introduction -- The historical-geographical background -- Synagogues -- Educational institutions -- Health -- Finance and commerce -- Industry -- Located office buildings -- Located residential buildings -- Youth movements and clubs-- Sites, monuments, and landmarks -- Summary.

Summary:

"Bombay possesses an intense history in which it grew and developed as a city containing a variety of populations, religions, cultures and architectural styles. In the present volume, Dr. Sapir draws upon extensive research to tell the captivating story of the Baghdadi Jewish community in Bombay and their unique contribution to the urban landscape of the city during the latter period of the British Raj. Dr. Sapir's ... text traces the scattered sites erected by the members of the Jewish community, explores their history and illuminates the evolution of their changes over the decades. Along with the famous Jewish sites, he pays tribute to the remarkable and vibrant history of Bombay, and gives a detailed account of many of the interesting and well-known sites and landmarks of the city, which is an architectural delight. Dr. Sapir takes advantage of Bombay being an open museum with its rich heritage, and skillfully uses this unique opportunity to reveal its hidden treasures. He provides fresh insights into its design, based on intensive research of archival sources, inclusive of field study and comprehensive surveys as well as countless interviews with as many community members as he could track"--From publisher's description.

ISBN:

9788192072135
8192072134

Subject:

Jews India Mumbai History.
Jews India Mumbai Civilization.
Jewish architecture India Mumbai Pictorial works.
Synagogue architecture India Mumbai Pictorial works.
Juifs Inde Mumbai Histoire.
Juifs Inde Mumbai Civilisation.
Architecture juive Inde Mumbai Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture synagogale Inde Mumbai Ouvrages illustrés.
15.75 history of Asia.
Jewish architecture
Jews
Jews Civilization
Synagogue architecture
Travel
Joden.
Mumbai (India) Description and travel.
India Mumbai
India.
Mumbai.
Baghdadi Jews Sassoon family

Form/genre:

local histories.
History
Illustrated works
Local histories
Pictorial works
Ouvrages illustrés.
Histoires locales.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 285403
Call No.: BIB 224892
Status: Available

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