Like All the Nations?: The Life and Legacy of Judah L. Magnes

William M. Brinner, Moses Rischin

SUNY Press, 1987 - Religion - 241 pages

This is the first study to examine the career of one of the most prominent American Zionists. Intellectually brilliant, socially and religiously committed, Judah Magnes was an inspiring speaker, reformer, and organizer. Sixteen leading American and Israeli scholars here focus their critical attention on the social, cultural, political, and theological themes central to Magnes' life.

Contents

• Like All the Nations?: 1
• Youth and Education: 19
• The Earlier and Later Years: 29
• Vortex or Void?: 41
• Between Priest and Prophet: 57
• Zionism in Judaism: 69
• Part IIIThe First American Zionists: 85
• Magnes and Henrietta Szold: 99
• The Hebrew University: 127
• Gown and Town: 155
• Arabs and Jews: 167
• He Looked Out on Zion from Atop Mount Scopus: 175
• The ArabJewish Dilemma: 187
• Abbreviations of Document Sources: 199
• Index: 231

About the author

William M. Brinner is Professor of Near Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the editor and translator of Volume 2 of The History of al-Tabari titled Prophets and Patriarchs, also published by SUNY Press.

Moses Rischin is Professor of History at San Francisco State University and Director of the Western Jewish History Center of the Judah L. Magnes Museum in Berkeley.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Like All the Nations?: The Life and Legacy of Judah L. Magnes; G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series
• Editors: William M. Brinner, Moses Rischin
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: SUNY Press, 1987
• ISBN: 0887065074, 9780887065071
• Length: 241 pages
• Subjects: Religion / General