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The Fighting Rabbis : Jewish Military Chaplains and American History /
Rabbi Elkan Voorsanger received the Purple Heart for his actions during the Battle of Argonne. Chaplain Edgar Siskin, serving with the Marines on Pelilu Island, conducted Yom Kippur services in the midst of a barrage of artillery fire. Rabbi Alexander Goode and three fellow chaplains gave their own...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
New York University Press,
[1998]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. The Genesis of the Chaplaincy
- 2. The First Military Rabbis: Fighting for Equality
- 3. Fighting Anti-Semitism
- 4. Rabbis in the Trenches
- 5. The Interwar Years
- 6. The World at War Again
- 7. Adapting to a Changing World
- Appendix: Seeking God's Presence
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author