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The Rebbe : the life and afterlife of Menachem Mendel Schneerson / Samuel C. Heilman and Menachem M. Friedman.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heilman, Samuel C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Schneerson, Menachem Mendel, 1902-1994.
- Schneerson, Menachem Mendel.
- Rabbis--New York (State)--New York--Biography.
- Rabbis.
- Hasidim.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Hasidim--New York (State)--New York--Biography.
- Habad.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Biography.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2010]
- Summary:
- A biography of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson that discusses his childhood in Russia, education in Germany and Paris, messianic conviction, religious leadership, legacy, and other related topics.
- Contents:
- Farbrengen : the gathering of the emissaries
- Death and resurrection
- Coming of age in a time of transition
- Entering the court of Lubavitch
- From survival to Uforatzto
- On a mission from the Rebbe in life
- From resurrection to death : we want moshiach now
- On a mission from the Rebbe in his afterlife.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-329) and index.
- National Jewish Book Awards - American Jewish Studies, Winner, 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780691138886
- 0691138885
- 9780691154428
- 0691154422
- OCLC:
- 466341359
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