Abraham Joshua Heschel: Prophetic Witness; Author: Kaplan, Edward K.; Joint Author: Dresner, Samuel H.; Hardback; Book

Author: Kaplan, Edward K.; Joint Author: Dresner, Samuel H.
Hardback; Book; 34 Illustrations
414 pages
Published: June 1998
Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300071868

Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972) was one of the outstanding Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. A renowned American theologian and interpreter, he was a living example of holiness, compassion, and vehement dedication to social justice. This book, the first of two volumes, is the only comprehensive biography of the preeminent religious thinker. 34 illustrations.This is the first volume in a two-volume biography of Heschel. Based on interviews with Heschel's family and friends, archival documents and Heschel's writings in Yiddish, German and Hebrew, the book traces Heschel's life from his birth in Warsaw in 1907 to his emigration to the US in 1940.