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Rabbi Leo Baeck : living a religious imperative in troubled times

Title
Rabbi Leo Baeck : living a religious imperative in troubled times / Michael A. Meyer.
Author
Meyer, Michael A.
Publication
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021]

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Description
xi, 262 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
"This book is a biography and an intellectual biography of Leo Baeck. The book treats him as a community leader and also as an intellectual figure. Baeck is synonymous with German Jewish intellectual life. During the Weimar years, he was very engaged in the integration of Jews in German society. After World War II, his opinion was the opposite: he felt that there should be no Jewish life in Germany"--
Series Statement
Jewish culture and contexts
Uniform Title
Jewish culture and contexts.
Subject
  • Baeck, Leo, 1873-1956
  • 1800-1999
  • Rabbis > Germany > Biography
  • Jews > Germany > History > 19th century
  • Jews > Germany > History > 20th century
  • Jews
  • Rabbis
  • Germany
Genre/Form
  • Biographies.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JFE 21-3356
ISBN
  • 9780812252569
  • 081225256X
LCCN
2020004168
OCLC
1142014506
Author
Meyer, Michael A., author.
Title
Rabbi Leo Baeck : living a religious imperative in troubled times / Michael A. Meyer.
Publisher
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Jewish culture and contexts
Jewish culture and contexts.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1800-1999
Research Call Number
JFE 21-3356
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