PRACTICAL DREAMER: Israel Frielander And The Shaping Of American Judaism

Language: English

Published by NY. 1985. Jewish Theological Seminary Of America / Moreshet Series, Studies In Jewish History, Literature & Thought: Volume 10, 1985

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tan cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. price clipped dustwrapper in near fine cond. 1cm tear on rear, taped inside long ago. small piece missing on rear, 1" tear on front, minor rubbing. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (NAP). xxvi+223p. b&w photos & illustrations. bibliography. index. biography. american history. jewish history. world history. world war i. russian revolution. philosophy. theology. judaism. zionism. young israel. ~ This book, the first full~scale biography of Israel Friedlaender, sheds new light on the life and times of this scholar~turned~activist. It follows him through the six major turning points of his brief life: his choice of Semitics as the focus of his scholarly study, his joining the newly reorganized Jewish Theological Seminary, and his triumphs and disappointments in the academic and public arenas. It attempts to unravel the mysteries surrounding his appointment during World War I to an abortive Red Cross Commission to Palestine, and the subsequent mission of mercy, which ended with his murder. Friedlaender was trained as a philologist, and taught Bible and Jewish history, but he achieved prominence as a transmitter of the thoughts of Ahad Ha'am and Dubnow to a new American audience. Almost alone among the European~trained academics of his generation, he also participated energetically in Jewish communal affairs in such diverse fields as Jewish education, Zionist politics, Conservative apologetics, and the Americanization of the new immigrants. It was this ardent devotion to his fellow Jews that led to his untimely death.…

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PRACTICAL DREAMER: Israel Frielander And The Shaping Of American Judaism
Author
Shargel, Baila Round
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NY. 1985. Jewish Theological Seminary Of America / Moreshet Series, Studies In Jewish History, Literature & Thought: Volume 10
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1985
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0873340272
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