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Lot #    23138
Auction End Date    4/28/2009 10:23:30 AM (mm/dd/yyyy)
          
Title Information
Title (English)    Let our hearts be bold
Author    [Reform] R. Norman Gerstenfeld
City    [Washington]
Publication Date    1939
          
Collection Information
Independent Item    This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
          
Description Information
Physical
Description		    [4] ff., 196:154 mm., light age staining. A very good copy bound as issued.
          
Detailed
Description		    The text of a sermon by R. Norman Gerstenfeld which was preached on March 26th, 1939 over the Columbia Broadcasting System in the United Stes and by short wave throughout the world, on the "Church of the Air" service, under the auspices of the United Jewish Laymen's Committee.
          
Paragraph 2    R. Gerstenfeld (1905-1968), a leader of Reform Judaism, was the Rabbi at the Washington Hebrew Congregation from 1939 until his death in 1968. He was a brilliant orator, and he also began the Amram Sunday Scholars Series. "R. Gerstenfeld's long rabbinate was marked by much controversy, especially over his vigorous opposition to Zionism, as well as by tremendous growth in the membership."

R. Gerstendfeld was noted for his efforts at interfaith cooperation. He was widely known for his radio sermon series "The Message of Israel" as well as " The Church of the Air". During his tenure at Washington Hebrew Congregation,R. Gerstenfeld introduced reforms in liturgical music, including orchestrated High Holiday services, and pressed for liberalized immigration laws, particlularly with regard to displaced persons following World War II.
          
Reference
Description		    The American Synagogue By Kerry M. Olitzky, Marc Lee Raphael

The New York Times obituary January 28, 1968
        
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20th Century:    Checked
  
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Language:    English
  
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