Rabbi Max Heller: Reformer, Zionist, Southerner, 1860-1929 (Judaic Studies) - Hardcover

Malone, Bobbie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081730875X ISBN 13: 9780817308759

Publisher: The University of Alabama Press, 1997

Synopsis

This biography recounts the life of a Bohemian immigrant, and one of the first US-trained rabbis, Max Heller. An activist in his local community, his life provides a viewpoint for the complexity of race relations in New Orleans, and the confluence of cultures that influenced his ideas.

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Rabbi Max Heller This biography of a pioneering Zionist and leader of American Reform Judaism adds significantly to our understanding of American and southern Jewish history. Full description

Review

"This biography of Max Heller, Rabbi to Temple Sinai in New Orleans, is superbly written and based on thorough research. Heller, a leading New Orleans religious leader and a Progressive in the early years of the 20th century, with members of his synagogue, is to a large degree responsible for the city's failure to tolerate or play a part in the waves of anti-Semitism that emerged in the U.S. before and after World War I. That Malone is a knowledgeable Judaic scholar is evident throughout this volume. It represents another major addition to the history of Jews in the United States and the South."--Bennett H. Wall, University of Georgia

" Rabbi Max Heller is a much needed book on the social and historical elements of Judaism existing during the turn of the century, in the United States and the South. The biography incorporates enormous amounts of information as it follows the life of Heller from a youngster in Prague to his death in New Orleans. The book is an excellent source of information and [it] helps to fill the gap in books about New Orleans Jews and the Jewish community."
--LLA Bulletin

" Bobbie Malone's book is a good read, particularly for those interested in the history of the Jewish experience in the South. The book provides a particularly perceptive view of southern Jewish response to major issues of Jewish concern. In this way, the honesty of her writing gives an entirely different view of American Jewish life."
--Journal of Southern History

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 081730875X
• ISBN 13: 9780817308759
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240