The Jews, Their History, Culture, and Religion

Louis Finkelstein

1949

July 4, 1949

The purpose of this book is to bring into focus the vast number and wide variety of data concerning Judaism and the Jews, so that they can be seen in relation to one another and to the general phenomena of human culture. Because of their circumstances, the events in which Jews have participated, and to which they have contributed, are…

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Louis Finkelstein

1895–1991

Born in Cincinnati, Louis Finkelstein received his Jewish education from his father, an Orthodox rabbi. He attended both Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he taught for more than half a century, serving as its head from 1940 to 1972. Under his direction, the seminary grew tremendously, emerging as the chief institution in Conservative Judaism. Finkelstein himself was the dominant figure in the movement before his retirement and took an active role in American public life, especially in interfaith dialogue.

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