Life and Work of Ludwig Lewisohn, Volume Ii: "This Dark and Desperate Age" (Life & Work of Ludwig Lewisohn) - Ralph Melnick - Books - Wayne State University Press - 9780814327654 - November 1, 1998
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This second volume portrays Lewisohn's last decades as an outspoken opponent of Nazi Germany, a leading promoter of Jewish resettlement in Palestine, a member of Brandeis University's first faculty, and one of the earliest voices advocating Jewish renewal in America. Despite his activism, Lewisohn was no longer welcome in Zionist circles by 1948 as a result of his "unacceptable" opinions concerning British intransigence, organizational politics, and, particularly, Jewish cultural and religious decline. However, the invitation to join the newly established Brandeis University as its only full professor provided him with the opportunity he sought to contribute to the reshaping of American Jewry. Lewisohn's efforts would later bear fruit in the Jewish renewal movement of the next generation.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released November 1, 1998
ISBN13 9780814327654
Publishers Wayne State University Press
Pages 620
Dimensions 160 × 37 × 232 mm   ·   925 g
Language English  

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