Pillar of Fire A Biography of Stephen S. Wise |
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| Author:
| Rudin, A. James |
| Series title: | Modern Jewish History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-89672-910-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2015 |
| Publisher: | Texas Tech University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $57.00 |
Book Description:
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No other rabbi has dominated the American and international scene in the way that Rabbi Stephen Samuel Wise did. Pillar of Fire goes behind the headlines to reveal the complex and controversial personal relationship between Wise and Franklin D. Roosevelt when millions of lives hung in the balance during the Holocaust. It also explores Wise's relationships with both Woodrow Wilson and US Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis.
No other rabbi has dominated the American and international scene in the way that Rabbi Stephen Samuel Wise did. Pillar of Fire goes behind the headlines to reveal the complex and controversial personal relationship between Wise and Franklin D. Roosevelt when millions of lives hung in the balance during the Holocaust. It also explores Wise's relationships with both Woodrow Wilson and US Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis.