LEADER 03848nam 22008053u 450 001 9910816872103321 005 20240314012549.0 010 $a0-8173-8735-8 010 $a0-585-22193-6 035 $a(CKB)111004368625256 035 $a(EBL)1295109 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000231845 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11225888 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000231845 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10209599 035 $a(PQKB)10359027 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1295109 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004368625256 100 $a20140414d2013|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRabbi Max Heller $ereformer, Zionist, Southerner, 1860-1929 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (296 p.) 225 1 $aJudaic Studies Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8173-0875-X 327 $aContents; Illustrations; Preface; 1. From Jewish Prague to Chicago, 1860-1879; 2. Acquiring the Tools of Americanization, 1879-1884; 3. Initiating a Rabbinical Career: From Cincinnati to New Orleans, 1884-1887; 4. Southernization, Self-Righteousness, Nativism, and Social Reform: New Orleans, 1887-1891; 5. Dimensions of Leadership: Reformer, Traditionalist, Activist, and Dissenter, 1891-1897; 6. ""How Shall We Stand Unswayed in the Storm?"" Confronting the Rising Currents of Racialism; 7. Zionism as ""Our Salvation""; 8. Mandate for ""Moral Courage: American Ideals in the Light of Judaism"" 327 $a9. ""The Zenith of My Career""10. The Legacy of a Righteous Life; Appendix; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index 330 $aThis biography of a pioneering Zionist and leader of American Reform Judaism adds significantly to our understanding of American and southern Jewish history. Max Heller was a man of both passionate conviction and inner contradiction. He sought to be at the center of current affairs, not as a spokesperson of centrist opinion, but as an agitator or mediator, constantly struggling to find an acceptable path as he confronted the major issues of the day--racism and Jewish emancipation in eastern Europe, nationalism and nativism, immigration and assimilation. Heller's life experien 410 0$aJudaic Studies Series 606 $aHeller, Max, 1860-1929 606 $aJews -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History 606 $aNew Orleans (La.) -- Ethnic relations 606 $aRabbis -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Biography 606 $aReform Judaism -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History 606 $aTemple Sinai (New Orleans, La.) 606 $aRabbis$xBiography$zNew Orleans$zLouisiana 606 $aJews$zLouisiana$zNew Orleans$xHistory 606 $aReform Judaism$xHistory$zNew Orleans$zLouisiana 606 $aJudaism$2HILCC 606 $aReligion$2HILCC 606 $aPhilosophy & Religion$2HILCC 607 $aNew Orleans (La.)$xEthnic relations 615 4$aHeller, Max, 1860-1929. 615 4$aJews -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History. 615 4$aNew Orleans (La.) -- Ethnic relations. 615 4$aRabbis -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Biography. 615 4$aReform Judaism -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History. 615 4$aTemple Sinai (New Orleans, La.). 615 0$aRabbis$xBiography 615 0$aJews$xHistory 615 0$aReform Judaism$xHistory 615 7$aJudaism 615 7$aReligion 615 7$aPhilosophy & Religion 676 $a296.8/341/092 676 $a296.8341092 700 $aMalone$b Barbara S$01673331 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816872103321 996 $aRabbi Max Heller$94037357 997 $aUNINA