Background
Reinharz, Jehuda was born on August 1, 1944 in Haifa, Israel. Son of Fred and Anita (Weigler) Reinharz. came to the United States, 1961.
(Seventeen scholars explore the interaction between a Jewi...)
Seventeen scholars explore the interaction between a Jewish culture with its ancient heritage and an expansive German culture in the process of modernization.
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(Documents and readings about Israel from many different a...)
Documents and readings about Israel from many different authors.
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(The first volume of Jehuda Reinharz's definitive biograph...)
The first volume of Jehuda Reinharz's definitive biography of Chaim Weizmann, Chaim Weizmann: The Making of a Zionist Leader, met with widespread acclaim and won five major prizes. President Chaim Herzog of Israel praised it for being "rich in fascinating detail, and never losing sight of the great issues involved." Howard Sachar, writing in The Washington Post Book World, called it "magisterial." And John Gross of The New York Times hailed it as an "admirable new life of Weizmann--easily the most authoritative so far." Now, in Chaim Weizmann: The Making of a Statesman, Reinharz provides the long-awaited second volume. This massively researched, deftly written narrative follows Weizmann's life from the beginning of the First World War through some of his greatest triumphs--the Balfour Declaration, the founding of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the British Mandate for Palestine. Like the first volume, The Making of a Statesman combines intimate detail with incisive analysis. Reinharz untangles the internal politics of the World Zionist Organization as he charts Weizmann's rise to prominence. We see Weizmann struggling with fellow Zionists over his pro-British policies and his increasingly authoritarian leadership. We see him as a persuader and diplomat, a charming figure who could win influence in elite British circles without downplaying his Jewish identity or heritage. Reinharz offers fresh insights into Weizmann's brilliance as a chemist. No other historian has ever explained Weizmann's scientific accomplishments and their ties to his Zionist diplomacy. Reinharz follows the difficult negotiations that produced the triumphant Balfour Declaration. He carries the story through Weizmann's work in Palestine to found a vibrant Jewish community. Weizmann's largely unsuccessful efforts to open a friendly dialogue with the Arabs are also fully explored. Chaim Weizmann was a towering figure of twentieth-century Zionism and the first president of the State of Israel. In every way, this monumental biography is worthy of this great statesman.
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In the pantheon of modern Jewish leaders, Chaim Weizmann is a giant. One of the founding fathers of the state of Israel and its first president, he was also a president of the World Zionist Organization and a chemist of the first rank, for whom Israel's renowned Weizmann Institute of Science was named. Yet there has never been a scholarly biography of Weizmann. His own autobiography, Trial and Error, written largely from memory, is riddled with errors. Here at last is a book by an authority on the history of Zionism that fills the gaps in our knowledge. A biography of Weizmann is in many ways a history of the Jewish people in the modern period. This book delves into the factors that shaped Weizmann's personality and world view. It analyzes his relations with his family and other men and women, among them the major Jewish personalities of his day. In the process it deals with the tensions between Zionists and anti-Zionists, the impact of Zionism on the Eastern and Western Jewish communities, and the role of British, French, and German governments during various phases of the movement to establish a Jewish homeland. The book also pays much attention to Weizmann's scientific work. This volume ends with Weizmann at the age of 40 on the eve of World War I, when he was thrust into the center stage of world politics as a major negotiator for the Balfour Declaration. A subsequent volume will cover the remainder of his life. About the Author: Jehuda Reinharz is Richard Koret Professor of Modern Jewish History and Director of the Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry at Brandies University. He is author of Fatherland or Promised Land: The Dilemma of the German Jew, 1893-1914 and the editor of The Letters and Papers of Chaim Weizmann, 1918-1920.
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(The first volume of Jehuda Reinharz's definitive biograph...)
The first volume of Jehuda Reinharz's definitive biography of Chaim Weizmann, Chaim Weizmann: The Making of a Zionist Leader, met with widespread acclaim and won five major prizes. President Chaim Herzog of Israel praised it for being "rich in fascinating detail, and never losing sight of the great issues involved." Howard Sachar, writing in The Washington Post Book World, called it "magisterial." And John Gross of The New York Times hailed it as an "admirable new life of Weizmann--easily the most authoritative so far." Now, in Chaim Weizmann: The Making of a Statesman, Reinharz provides the long-awaited second volume. This massively researched, deftly written narrative follows Weizmann's life from the beginning of the First World War through some of his greatest triumphs--the Balfour Declaration, the founding of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the British Mandate for Palestine. Like the first volume, The Making of a Statesman combines intimate detail with incisive analysis. Reinharz untangles the internal politics of the World Zionist Organization as he charts Weizmann's rise to prominence. We see Weizmann struggling with fellow Zionists over his pro-British policies and his increasingly authoritarian leadership. We see him as a persuader and diplomat, a charming figure who could win influence in elite British circles without downplaying his Jewish identity or heritage. Reinharz offers fresh insights into Weizmann's brilliance as a chemist. No other historian has ever explained Weizmann's scientific accomplishments and their ties to his Zionist diplomacy. Reinharz follows the difficult negotiations that produced the triumphant Balfour Declaration. He carries the story through Weizmann's work in Palestine to found a vibrant Jewish community. Weizmann's largely unsuccessful efforts to open a friendly dialogue with the Arabs are also fully explored. Chaim Weizmann was a towering figure of twentieth-century Zionism and the first president of the State of Israel. In every way, this monumental biography is worthy of this great statesman.
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(A collection of 22 essays by distinguished scholars on th...)
A collection of 22 essays by distinguished scholars on the Jewish response to antisemitism worldwide over the past 200 years.
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(The first volume of Jehuda Reinharz's definitive biograph...)
The first volume of Jehuda Reinharz's definitive biography of Chaim Weizmann, Chaim Weizmann: The Making of a Zionist Leader, met with widespread acclaim and won five major prizes. President Chaim Herzog of Israel praised it for being "rich in fascinating detail, and never losing sight of the great issues involved." Howard Sachar, writing in The Washington Post Book World, called it "magisterial." And John Gross of The New York Times hailed it as an "admirable new life of Weizmann--easily the most authoritative so far." Now, in Chaim Weizmann: The Making of a Statesman, Reinharz provides the long-awaited second volume. This massively researched, deftly written narrative follows Weizmann's life from the beginning of the First World War through some of his greatest triumphs--the Balfour Declaration, the founding of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the British Mandate for Palestine. Like the first volume, The Making of a Statesman combines intimate detail with incisive analysis. Reinharz untangles the internal politics of the World Zionist Organization as he charts Weizmann's rise to prominence. We see Weizmann struggling with fellow Zionists over his pro-British policies and his increasingly authoritarian leadership. We see him as a persuader and diplomat, a charming figure who could win influence in elite British circles without downplaying his Jewish identity or heritage. Reinharz offers fresh insights into Weizmann's brilliance as a chemist. No other historian has ever explained Weizmann's scientific accomplishments and their ties to his Zionist diplomacy. Reinharz follows the difficult negotiations that produced the triumphant Balfour Declaration. He carries the story through Weizmann's work in Palestine to found a vibrant Jewish community. Weizmann's largely unsuccessful efforts to open a friendly dialogue with the Arabs are also fully explored. Chaim Weizmann was a towering figure of twentieth-century Zionism and the first president of the State of Israel. In every way, this monumental biography is worthy of this great statesman.
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Reinharz, Jehuda was born on August 1, 1944 in Haifa, Israel. Son of Fred and Anita (Weigler) Reinharz. came to the United States, 1961.
Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1967; Bachelor of Religious Education, Jewish Theological Seminary, 1967; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Brandeis U., 1972; Doctor of Humane Letters, Hebrew Union College, 1995; Doctor of Humane Letters, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1996.
Professor modern Jewish history, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1972-1982;
Richard Koret professor modern Jewish history, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1982;
director Tauber Institute Study of European Jewry, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1984-1994;
provost, senior vice president for academic affairs, Brandels U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1992-1994;
president, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1994. Member international academic board Annenberg Research Institute, 1986-1990. Board directors Yad Chaim Weizmann, since 1990, International Editl.
Board Pardès, since 1996. Pres.Israel Prize, 1990, Akiba award, American-Jewish Committee, 1996.
(The first volume of Jehuda Reinharz's definitive biograph...)
(The first volume of Jehuda Reinharz's definitive biograph...)
(The first volume of Jehuda Reinharz's definitive biograph...)
(Seventeen scholars explore the interaction between a Jewi...)
(A collection of 22 essays by distinguished scholars on th...)
(In the pantheon of modern Jewish leaders, Chaim Weizmann ...)
(Documents and readings about Israel from many different a...)
Board Governors United Israel Appeal/Jewish Agency, 1994. Member board director, Executive Committee American Joint Distribution Committee, 1994. Member academic committee United States Holocaust Museum, since 1990.
Fellow Leo Baeck Institute, Royal History Society, American Academy Jewish Research, Am.Acad. Arts and Sciences; member Yad Vashem Society (advisory board 1983), National Council Shazar Center, Association for Jewish Studies (secretary 1986-1988, treasurer/secretary, 1988-1994), Commision on Israel-Diaspora Rels., since 1996. Commission on conscience national advisory forum United States Holocaust Museum, since 1996.
Married Shulamit Rothschild, November 26, 1967. Children— Yael, Naomi.