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Gr. 4-8. "In a free society, some are guilty, all are responsible." With amazing quotes from Heschel's own speeches and writings, this direct, very readable biography of the influential Jewish rabbi, educator, and civil rights activist moves from his strict Hasidic education through his escape from the Holocaust and his emigration to the U.S., before focusing on his inspiring role as religious leader, writer, teacher, and, especially, passionate supporter of the African American civil rights movement. The many photos include the famous picture of him marching with Martin Luther King. Unfortunately, no source notes are included, not even a bibliography of Heschel's own writings; and there's occasional fictionalization. But in accessible language, Rose celebrates a leader who connected his own experience with his scholarship, religion, and politics to show that "the evil of prejudice is indivisible."
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A young adult biography of one of the most influential figures in modern Judaism Abraham Joshua Heschel - theologian, teacher, author, beloved rabbi, civil rights activist, and modern prophet of social conscience - was one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century. Perhaps best known by most Americans for his headline-making participation in the 1965 Selma, Alabama march alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Heschel was also an extraordinary Jewish educator and the author of nearly two dozen books. He inspired millions of Jews and non-Jews alike throughout the world with his writings and his campaigns for social causes.
