A Voice That Spoke for Justice: The Life and Times of Stephen S. Wise

by Urofsky, Melvin I.
ISBN: 9780873955393
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Overview

In the first half of this century, a talented and charismatic leadership restructured the American Jewish community to meet the demands and opportunities of a pluralistic, secular society. The work of this generation of titans still guides the current modes of American Jewish life. The last of these giants was the influential reformer Stephen S. Wise--a progenitor of American Zionism, creator of the American and World Jewish Congresses, and founder of the Jewish Institute of Religion. As rabbi of the Free Synagogue, Wise led the fight for a living Judaism responsive to social problems.

This engrossing study is more than a chronicle of an ethnic community's adjustment to a host society. Thanks to Melvin Urofsky's painstaking research, it succeeds in revealing the true story behind a legendary and controversial figure in American Jewish history.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Urofsky, Melvin I.
  • ISBN: 9780873955393
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.80 x 1.20
  • Number Of Pages: 439
  • Publication Year: 1981
Language: English