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Abraham heschel was an orthodox jewish scholar who was born in warsaw and fled the nazi regime, ending in the united states. Heschel, a professor of jewish mysticism at the jewish theological seminary of america, authored a number of widely read books on jewish philosophy and was active in the civil rights movement. Heschel, a professor of jewish mysticism at the jewish theological seminary of america, authored a number of widely read books on jewish philosophy and was. Abraham joshua heschel primary author only author division. Drawing upon virtually all of heschel s published work, rabbi dresner has an unerring eye for the heart of the matter. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book.
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