Creating American Reform Judaism: The Life and Times of Isaac Mayer Wise
'Sefton Temkin has provided us with a much-needed critical and balanced portrayal of Wise ... The best scholarly work on Wise to date.  It presents an admiring yet critical picture of Wise's achievements and personality ... Temkin's nuanced portrayal is a welcome contribution to our understanding of the man and his times.'  George L. Berlin, AJS Review  'Thorough and extremely competent ... Temkin contributes a great deal through his careful use of materials ... The book will be of interest to general readers ... who wish not only to understand Isaac Mayer Wise but, moreover, to comprehend the attitudes and events that led to the formation of a truly American form of Judaism.'  A. J. Avery-Peck, Choice  'This new study, which becomes the authoritative work on Wise, is the product of decades of research.'  Geoffrey Wigoder, Jerusalem Post  'An important book which illumines a formative era of American Jewry and of the United States itself.  No student of American or Jewish affairs can fail to learn and gain fresh insights from this scholarly and readable volume.'  William Frankel, Jewish Chronicle  'Sefton Temkin has outdone himself in this excellent critical biography ... Dr Temkin has performed a great service with this highly readable and insightful book.'  Allen Howard Podet, Manna