The Jew and his world. / Abraham Mayer Heller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heller, Abraham Mayer, 1896-

Contributor:

The Library of Chaim Potok (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism.

Penn Provenance:

Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copy)

Potok, Chaim (inscription) (Potok Collection copy)

Heller, Abraham Mayer, 1896- (autograph) (Potok Collection copy)

Physical Description:

384 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Twayne Publishers, Inc., [1965]

Contents:

Judaism: a definition

The quest for God

Man: his character and aspirations

Torah: source and authority

Nation and people

Trends and movements

Modern ideologies and parties

Between man and man

Prayer and the synagogue

Precepts and practice

Feasts and fasts

Aristocracy of learning

Addendum: A profile of today.

Notes:

"Copyright © 1965 by Twayne Publishers, Inc."

"'The Jew and his World' is designed as a nonpartisan introduction to the Jew and Judaism. It aims to present a historic portrait of Jewish life, beliefs, practices, and the problems of adjustment in a changing world."--Foreword.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-373) and indexes.

Potok Collection copy inscribed "To Chaim Potok - in Hebrew - [signed] Abraham Heller".

Local Notes:

Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.

Potok Collection copy: dust jacket retained.

OCLC:

1344336