the Jewish-American journey of Professor Richard W. Leopold /
First Statement of Responsibility
Steven J. Harper.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Evanston, Ill. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Northwestern University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 288 pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, portraits ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
"Books, articles, and published letters by Richard W. Leopold": pages 267-271.
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-265) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"Steven J. Harper, another Northwestern alumnus and Leopold student, met with Leopold every Sunday morning when the professor was ninety-three and ninety-four years old and confined to a wheelchair. At first they met to formulate the professor's obituary, but the journey took them far beyond, leading to places neither expected." "Leopold was a culturally assimilated, non-practicing Jew who made his way through anti-Semitic America in the early twentieth century. As Harper delved deeper into Leopold's life, he discovered parallels with the life of his own father-in-law, William Loeb, who eventually joined their conversations. From their Ivy League educations to their triumph over anti-Semitism, from their service in World War II to their postwar professional achievements, these two men shared a Jewish-American experience rarely discussed in such intimate detail."--Jacket.