Abraham Joshua Heschel by Edward K Kaplan

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This is the first volume in a two-volume biography of Heschel. Based on interviews with Heschel's family and friends, archival documents and Heschel's writings in Yiddish, German and Hebrew, the book traces Heschel's life from his birth in Warsaw in 1907 to his emigration to the US in 1940.

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Abraham Joshua Heschel by Edward K Kaplan

This is the first volume in a two-volume biography of Heschel. Based on interviews with Heschel's family and friends, archival documents and Heschel's writings in Yiddish, German and Hebrew, the book traces Heschel's life from his birth in Warsaw in 1907 to his emigration to the US in 1940.

Edward K. Kaplan is Kevy and Hortense Kaiserman Professor in the Humanities at Brandeis University where he teaches courses in French, comparative literature, and religious studies. He has been writing on Heschel for many years, and his publications include Holiness in Words: A. J. Heschel's Poetics of Piety. He lives in West Newton, MA.

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ISBN 13 9780300071863
ISBN 10 0300071868
Title Abraham Joshua Heschel
Author Edward K Kaplan
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Yale University Press
Year published 1998-05-25
Number of pages 416
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.