(JT) AMERICA AND THE HOLY LAND

Westport, CT, Praeger, 1995. Item #28479

Original Publisher’s Cloth. 8vo. Viii, 193 pages. Maps. 25 cm. Ismar Schorsch’s copy. Series: With Eyes Toward Zion, IV. Contents: Introduction: America-Holy Land Studies as a Field of Scholarly Inquiry -- Pt. I. Zion in America's Faith. 1. The Holy Land in American Spiritual History. 2. Jewish Distinctiveness Within the American Tradition: The Eretz Israel Dimension. 3. American Christian Devotees in the Holy Land -- Pt. II. Representative Jewish Personalities. 4. Isaac Leeser of the Historical School. 5. Abraham I. Rice: Pioneer of Orthodoxy in America. 6. Sir Moses Montefiore: American Jewry's Ideal -- Pt. III. "Names on the Land" 7. Biblical Place-Names in America (with maps) . 8. America in Zion: Settlements and Institutions (with map) -- Pt. IV. Rediscovery of the Holy Land. 9. Choice Readings: An Annotated Record. SUBJECT(S) : Palestine in Judaism. Palestine in Christianity. Judaism -- United States -- History -- 19th century. Biblical place names in America. Includes bibliographical references and index. Ismar Schorsch is a “Jewish historian and sixth chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary. As a spokesperson for Conservative Judaism, Schorsch addressed both his denominational constituency and a broader audience. In national affairs, he has brought Jewish perspectives to contemporary political debates over environmentalism, health care, welfare reform, and separation of church and state” (EJ, 2007) . Nice, clean copy in very good condition. (SEF37-20).

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