Isaac Harby of Charleston, 1788-1828: Jewish Reformer and Intellectual
Isaac Harby of Charleston, 1788-1828: Jewish Reformer and Intellectual
by Gary Phillip Zola foreword by Jacob Rader Marcus
University of Alabama Press, 1994 Paper: 978-0-8173-1250-3 | Cloth: 978-0-8173-0693-9 Library of Congress Classification F279.C49J548 1994 Dewey Decimal Classification 975.791500492409
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS
ABOUT THIS BOOK
This revealing biography of Isaac Harby sheds much light on the beginnings of Reform Judaism and the economic and cultural rise and fall of Charleston during this period.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Gary Phillip Zola is Dean of College Relations at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Jacob Rader Marcus is Director of the American Jewish Archives.
REVIEWS
"An insightful glimpse into an extraordinary personality. Harby, a Jewish Renaissance man, was the inspiration for the genesis of Reform Judaism in Charleston."