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Rabbi Leo Baeck : living a religious imperative in troubled times / Michael A. Meyer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meyer, Michael A., author.
- Series:
- Jewish culture and contexts.
- Jewish culture and contexts
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Baeck, Leo, 1873-1956.
- Baeck, Leo.
- Jews--Germany--History--19th century.
- Jews.
- Jews--Germany--History--20th century.
- Rabbis--Germany--Biography.
- Rabbis.
- Germany.
- Genre:
- History
- Biographies
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 262 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- Drawing upon a variety of sources, especially his subject's own writings, Michael A. Meyer presents a biography of one of the most significant Jewish religious thinkers of the twentieth century. Rabbi Leo Baeck gives equal consideration to Baeck as an intellectual and as a courageous leader of his community under the shadow of Nazism.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1. An Unconventional Student and Rabbi
- Chapter 2. Restoring the Dignity of Judaism
- Chapter 3. Rabbi in the World War
- Chapter 4. A Thinker Engaged
- Chapter 5. The Burden of Leadership
- Chapter 6. Enmeshed
- Chapter 7 Theresienstadt
- Chapter 8. Reality After Catastrophe
- Epilogue. The Icon and the Person
- Notes
- Bibliographic Essay
- Index
- Acknowledgments
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780812299519
- 0812299515
- OCLC:
- 1190723979
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