Albert Vorspan (1924–2019)

Auteur de Jewish Dimensions of Social Justice: Tough Moral Choices of Our Time

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A propos de l'auteur

Albert Vorspan was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on February 12, 1924. He attended the University of Minnesota but left to enlist in the Navy. He saw action as a gunnery officer in the South Pacific. Upon discharge, he received a bachelor's degree from New York University. After working briefly as a afficher plus newspaper reporter, he took a job at the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council. He then worked for the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and eventually became the senior vice president. He traveled the country urging Reform congregations to partner with local organizations on social action including civil rights, women's rights, opposition to apartheid, and poverty relief. He wrote several books on social justice including Justice and Judaism: The Work of Social Action and Searching the Prophets for Values written with Rabbi Balfour Brickner. He also wrote four humor collections including My Rabbi Doesn't Make House Calls: A Guide to Games Jews Play. He died from complications of cancer on February 17, 2019 at the age of 95. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins

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Œuvres de Albert Vorspan

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Jewish Dimensions of Social Justice: Tough Moral Choices of Our Time (1998) 78 exemplaires

Tough Choices: Jewish Perspectives on Social Justice (1992) 64 exemplaires

Great Jewish Debates and Dilemmas: Jewish Perspectives in Conflict in the Eighties (Union Education Series) (1980) 43 exemplaires

My rabbi doesn't make house calls (1900) 38 exemplaires

Justice and Judaism : the work of social action (1956) 35 exemplaires

Giants of justice / by Albert Vorspan (1960) 33 exemplaires

To do justly; a junior casebook for social action (1969) 28 exemplaires

Start Worrying: Details to Follow : An Insider's Irreverent (But Loving View of American Jewish Life) (1991) 26 exemplaires

A tale of ten cities; the triple ghetto in American religious life (1962) 21 exemplaires

Jewish values and social crisis; a casebook for social action (1968) 17 exemplaires

So the kids are revolting ...? A game plan for Jewish (and all other) parents (1970) 14 exemplaires

Mazel Tov! You're Middle-aged (1974) 13 exemplaires

I'm OK, you're a pain in the neck (1976) 11 exemplaires

You packed the cat in the suitcase?!: You gotta get organized (1978) 4 exemplaires

MY RABBI DOESN'T MAKE HOUSE CALLS A Guide to Games Jews Play 2 exemplaires

Reform Judaism and Social Action (1983) 2 exemplaires

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Date de naissance: 1924-02-12
Date de décès: 2019-02-17
Sexe: male
Nationalité: USA
Lieu de naissance: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Lieu du décès: New Paltz, New York, USA
Études: New York University
Organisations: United States Navy (WWII)

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Start Worrying: Details to Follow : An Insider's… par Albert Vorspan

OK, I admit that I don't get all the jokes, but I certainly get many of them. Would have been helpful to have a Yiddish glossary in the back since some I simply didn't understand because of that reason. I think that the underlying message in this is to always have a sense of humour because that is what is going to get you through the tough times. I can't say I don't agree, as I do. I think that might be my biggest "Jewish" trait. I have to laugh to keep myself from crying.

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