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[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania] Levitsky, Louis M. [Rabbi] : THE STORY OF AN AWAKENED COMMUNITY

New York, The Society For The Advancement Of Judaism, 1936

1st Separate Edition. Original Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 8 pages ; 26 cm. Reprinted from “The Reconstructionist, ” February 7, 1936. Describes Levitsky’s groundbreaking experimental work in the Jewish community of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. “Rabbi Louis Moses Levitsky (1897-1975) was born in Kremenchug, Russia and brought to Canada as a child… Levitsky’s first pulpit was at Temple Israel, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. There he experimented with a variety of innovative adult education projects that established his reputation as a leader in the field. These included circles devoted to text study, a Jewish Women’s Institute open to Jewish and non-Jewish women, and an interfaith Institutte of Religion. In 1940 Levitsky left Wilkes-Barre… (to become the) Rabbi of Oheb Shalom Congregation in Newark, New Jersey… As president of the Rabbinic Assembly (1942-1944) , Levitsky presided over the organization when one-third of its membership was serving in the armed forces… He laid the foundations for contacts with the Jewish communities of South America… In addition to numerous addresses to the Rabbinical Assembly, Levitsky wrote “Story of an Awakened Community and “A Jew Looks at America”, which explored the relationship of religion to democracy and Judaism to Americanism. ” (Conservative Judaism in America: A Biographical Dictionary and Sourcebook) . NONE ON OCLC. Some discoloration and edgewear to Wrappers. Otherwise about very good condition. Rare. (AMR-49-25) xx

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