Lance J. Sussman
$44.95s cloth / ISBN 0-8143-1996-3
$21.95s paper / ISBN 0-8143-2671-4
312 pages
10 illustrations
1996
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Isaac
Leeser and the Making of American Judaism Lance J. Sussman |
More than any other person of his time, Isaac Leeser (1806-1868) envisioned the development of a major center of Jewish culture and religious activity in the United States. He single-handedly provided American Jews with many of the basic religious texts, institutions, and conceptual tools they needed to construct the cultural foundation of what would later emerge as the largest Jewish community in the history of the Jewish people. In the first biography of Isaac Leeser, Lance Sussman makes extensive use of archival and primary sources to provide a thorough study of a man who has been largely ignored by traditional histories. Isaac Leeser and the Making of American Judaism also tells an important part of the story of Judaism's response to the challenge of social acceptance in a new, modern society. Judaism itself was transformed as it came to terms with America, and the key figure in this process was Isaac Leeser. | "The best, most comprehensive study of arguably the most important American Jewish leader between the late Jacksonian and Antebellum era, this illuminating biography of Isaac Leeser reconstructs his personal struggles, pioneer efforts on behalf of American Judaism, and visions of a viable American-Jewish synthesis. . . Sussman's work represents first-rate scholarship and is a most welcome contribution to American Jewish historiography"—Benny Kraut, University of Cincinnati | |||||||||||||
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Jewish Civilization Series $44.95s cloth / ISBN 0-8143-1996-3 $21.95s paper / ISBN 0-8143-2671-4 312 pages 10 illustrations 1996 |
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