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Rabbi Leo Baeck : living a religious imperative in troubled times / Michael A. Meyer.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks BM755.B32 M49 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meyer, Michael A., author.
- Series:
- Jewish culture and contexts
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Baeck, Leo, 1873-1956.
- Baeck, Leo.
- Rabbis--Germany--Biography.
- Rabbis.
- Jews.
- History.
- Germany.
- Jews--Germany--History--19th century.
- Jews--Germany--History--20th century.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "This book is a biography and an intellectual biography of Leo Baeck. The book treats him as a community leader and also as an intellectual figure. Baeck is synonymous with German Jewish intellectual life. During the Weimar years, he was very engaged in the integration of Jews in German society. After World War II, his opinion was the opposite: he felt that there should be no Jewish life in Germany"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 An Unconventional Student and Rabbi p. 1
- Chapter 2 Restoring the Dignity of Judaism p. 15
- Chapter 3 Rabbi in the World War p. 31
- Chapter 4 A Thinker Engaged p. 45
- Chapter 5 The Burden of Leadership p. 80
- Chapter 6 Enmeshed p. 110
- Chapter 7 Theresienstadt p. 146
- Chapter 8 Reality After Catastrophe p. 167.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780812252569
- 081225256X
- OCLC:
- 1142014506
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