Frontmatter
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
prologue: Approaching Kiryas Joel
Part I: The past and present of the shtetl
Chapter 1: Life in the Shtetl
Chapter 2: Satmar in Europe
Chapter 3: Satmar in America: From Shtetl to Village
Part III: Law and religion in the village and beyond
Chapter 4: Not in America?
Chapter 5: Only in America!
Chapter 6: The Law of the Land (Is the Law)
Part III: Conflict, competition, and the future of Kiryas Joel
Epilogue: Leaving Kiryas Joel
Notes
Glossary of Hebrew and Yiddish Terms
List of Personalities
Index