Straddling Worlds
Subtitle: The Jewish-American Journey of Professor Richard W. Leopold
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: January 25, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780810124448
Subjects: Biography: general; Jewish studies; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; Educators; Biography & Autobiography / Educators; Biography; College teachers; History teachers; Jews; United States
Description: "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.