Abraham Joshua Heschel by Julian E Zelizer
A biography of the rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, who became a symbol of the marriage between religion and social justice
“This highly appreciative biography of Heschel benefits from hindsight throughout. . . Zelizer’s constantly looking for early signs of his protagonist’s radical social activism, for his Heschel is not only the author of the highly influential Prophets, he is also driven—like the subjects of that work—‘to communicate God’s anguish to the world.’”—Sara Jo Ben Zvi, Segula
“Julian E. Zelizer does a fine job in evoking the different social and cultural milieux in which Heschel moved, from the often grinding poverty but religious richness of Jewish life in Warsaw to the comforts of America, where the primary threat to the Jewish community was spiritual desiccation.”—Simon Rocker, Jewish Chronicle
“Zelizer covers the life and career of Heschel thoroughly and elegantly. This book will find an enthusiastic and appreciative public.”—Rabbi David Wolpe, Sinai Temple
“Julian Zelizer’s Abraham Joshua Heschel transcends time and place. The life of Heschel moves seamlessly from inside the Jewish world to exhilarating movements of the 1960s and the quest for peace and justice. Zelizer shows how Heschel’s words, thoughts, and actions resonate to this day.”—Hasia Diner, author of Julius Rosenwald: Repairing the World
“Julian Zelizer’s exciting new biography brings Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel to life. Zelizer brings his own unique lens as a political historian and sheds new light on a life well and inspirationally led.”—Rabbi Shai Held, author of Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Call of Transcendence
“Julian E. Zelizer does a fine job in evoking the different social and cultural milieux in which Heschel moved, from the often grinding poverty but religious richness of Jewish life in Warsaw to the comforts of America, where the primary threat to the Jewish community was spiritual desiccation.”—Simon Rocker, Jewish Chronicle
“Zelizer covers the life and career of Heschel thoroughly and elegantly. This book will find an enthusiastic and appreciative public.”—Rabbi David Wolpe, Sinai Temple
“Julian Zelizer’s Abraham Joshua Heschel transcends time and place. The life of Heschel moves seamlessly from inside the Jewish world to exhilarating movements of the 1960s and the quest for peace and justice. Zelizer shows how Heschel’s words, thoughts, and actions resonate to this day.”—Hasia Diner, author of Julius Rosenwald: Repairing the World
“Julian Zelizer’s exciting new biography brings Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel to life. Zelizer brings his own unique lens as a political historian and sheds new light on a life well and inspirationally led.”—Rabbi Shai Held, author of Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Call of Transcendence
Julian E. Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of numerous books, and has written for CNN.com, the New York Times, and the Washington Post.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300233216 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300233213 |
| Title | Abraham Joshua Heschel |
| Author | Julian E Zelizer |
| Series | Jewish Lives |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2022-01-25 |
| Number of pages | 328 |
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