I'm please to add information about my two newest published books. The Synagogues of Eastern Pennsylvania: A Visual Journey, was just published by Fonthill Media and Arcadia Publishing. It features 128 pages and 195 images of current and former synagogues in the 4 regions of Eastern Pennsylvania. A brief history of each Jewish Community is presented as well. This new book is a companion volume to my earlier work, The Synagogues of Central & Western Pennsylvania: A Visual Journey. America's Pioneer Jewish Congregations: Architecture, Community & History was published last year also by Fonthill Media. The book features the oldest existing Jewish congregation in each of the fifty US states plus Washington, DC; Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. As with most of my books, this books is also heavy with beautiful images nearly half in color. All of my books are available on Amazon.

American Synagogues Slideshow

I created a short slideshow of 59 assorted images taken from my cd-rom, American Synagogues: A Photographic Journey. The slideshow provides a nice sampling of the over 1400 synagogues featured on the cd-rom. You can also view it in full screen. If you would like to find out more about this cd-rom, order a copy of the cd-rom or learn of my plans for the second edition (expanded & revised) please visit my website: http://www.americansynagoguearchitecture.com/. I will be starting the process of acquiring photographs for the second edition, so if you would like to take some photos of synagogues in your town or city, or if you are a member of a synagogue and would like to have images of your congregation in the book, please e-mail me at jhp1963@yahoo.com - As always I welcome your comments.

"Jewish West Virginia" my new book from Arcadia Publishing

For those of you interested in American Jewish history, local Jewish history and West Virginia history I am pleased to announce that my new book, "Jewish West Virginia" has been published by Arcadia Publishing and is now available for purchase. This book features 200 vintage and current photographs and images that help to tell the story of Jewish life and history in the "Mountain State" of West Virginia. Synagogues, old Jewish businesses, Jewish family photos and views of other Jewish related sites in the state are included along with detailed photo captions. This is the first book of its kind to touch on Jewish history in West Virginia from a popular culture viewpoint. Most of the images in the book have not been published before. Books are available from Arcadia and signed copies are available directly from me. Contact me at jhp1963@yahoo.com. I will be working on another such book of images and history of West Virgina's Jews and Jewish Communities and welcome hearing from those of you who may have an interest in the topic and also who may have vintage photographs that could possibly be included in a future publication.