Rabbi Leo Baeck: Living a Religious Imperative in Troubled Times

by Michael A Meyer and Michael A. Meyer

Rabbi, educator, intellectual, and community leader, Leo Baeck (1873-1956) was one of the most important Jewish figures of prewar Germany. The publication of his 1905 Das Wesen des Judentums (The Essence of Judaism) established him as a major voice for liberal Judaism. He served as a chaplain to the German army during the First World War and in the years following, resisting the call of political Zionism, he expressed his commitment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081225256X
• ISBN13: 9780812252569
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"