Creating American Reform Judaism : the Life and Times of Isaac Mayer Wise.

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Sefton Temkin has provided us with a much-needed critical and balanced portrayal of Wise ... The best scholarly work on Wise to date. It presents an admiring yet critical picture of Wise's achievements and personality ... a welcome contribution to our understanding of the man and his times....

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Temkin, Sefton D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, The, 1998.
Subjects:
Wise, Isaac Mayer, > 1819-1900.
Wise, Isaac Mayer, > 1819-1900
1800-1899
Rabbis > United States > Biography.
Reform Judaism > United States > History > 19th century.
Rabbins > États-Unis > Biographies.
Judaïsme réformé > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Rabbis
Reform Judaism
United States
Biographies
History
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Summary:Sefton Temkin has provided us with a much-needed critical and balanced portrayal of Wise ... The best scholarly work on Wise to date. It presents an admiring yet critical picture of Wise's achievements and personality ... a welcome contribution to our understanding of the man and his times.' George L. Berlin, AJS Review 'Thorough and extremely competent ... Temkin contributes a great deal through his careful use of materials ... The book will be of interest to general readers ... who wish not only to understand Isaac Mayer Wise but, moreover, to comprehend the attitudes and events that led to the f.
Physical Description:1 online resource (340 pages)
ISBN:9781909821811
1909821810

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