Rabbi Max Heller : Reformer, Zionist, Southerner, 1860-1929.

This biography of a pioneering Zionist and leader of American Reform Judaism adds significantly to our understanding of American and southern Jewish history. Max Heller was a man of both passionate conviction and inner contradiction. He sought to be at the center of current affairs, not as a spokesp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Malone, Barbara S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2013.
Colección:Judaic studies series.
Temas:
Heller, Max, > 1860-1929.
Heller, Max, > 1860-1929
Temple Sinai (New Orleans, La.)
Rabbis > Louisiana > New Orleans > Biography.
Jews > Louisiana > New Orleans > History.
Reform Judaism > Louisiana > New Orleans > History.
Rabbins > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orléans > Biographies.
Juifs > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orléans > Histoire.
Judaïsme réformé > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orléans > Histoire.
Ethnic relations
Jews
Rabbis
Reform Judaism
New Orleans (La.) > Ethnic relations.
Louisiana > New Orleans
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Illustrations; Preface; 1. From Jewish Prague to Chicago, 1860-1879; 2. Acquiring the Tools of Americanization, 1879-1884; 3. Initiating a Rabbinical Career: From Cincinnati to New Orleans, 1884-1887; 4. Southernization, Self-Righteousness, Nativism, and Social Reform: New Orleans, 1887-1891; 5. Dimensions of Leadership: Reformer, Traditionalist, Activist, and Dissenter, 1891-1897; 6. How Shall We Stand Unswayed in the Storm? Confronting the Rising Currents of Racialism; 7. Zionism as Our Salvation
  • 8. Mandate for Moral Courage: American Ideals in the Light of Judaism
  • 9. ""The Zenith of My Career""10. The Legacy of a Righteous Life; Appendix; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.

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