Will Herberg

Though a committed communist in the early 1930s, by the 1950s Will Herberg was a prominent conservative intellectual and editor of the National Review. Herberg received his doctorate from Columbia University in 1932 (a fact that is disputed by some), and then worked with the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union. His break from Marxism brought him to Jewish theology, and he joined the faculty of Drew University in 1955 as a professor of Judaic studies and social philosophy. In the 1960s and 1970s, Herberg dedicated himself to interfaith dialogue, producing books and essays on the topic and lecturing frequently.