{"product_id":"jews-and-blacks-a-dialogue-on-race-religion-and-culture-in-america-paperback","title":"Jews and Blacks: A Dialogue on Race, Religion, and Culture in America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Lerner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCornel West\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Credible and important.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eExamining the issues that have united Blacks and Jews in the past and now separate them, two long-time friends and leading intellectuals try to restore the special relationship between the two groups in a hard-hitting and worthwhile exchange.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Can Jews and Blacks be friends and allies once again? It's neither easy nor impossible, say Michael Lerner and Cornel West, in a dialogue that looks at the most pressing problems of contemporary America through the prism of the relationship between their two communities. In a dialogue that is always respectful, though sometimes marked by tension, they help each other understand their different ways of looking at the world. Avoiding easy outs and quick fixes, they explore such subjects as Louis Farrakhan, Zionism, the economic inequalities between Jewish and Black communities, crime, and affirmative action. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Both powerful public intellectuals, Lerner and West take on some of the most demanding problems of our time, in a sophisticated but extremely accessible way. They conclude with a plan for healing the rifts that have developed. But in a deeper sense, it is their dialogue itself that is healing. A model for both the Black and Jewish communities, this book suggests that healing and transformation are possible, and that hope can triumph over cynicism and despair. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWith a new epilogue on the O.J. Simpson verdict and the Million Man March.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eRabbi Michael Lerner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Left Hand of God: Taking Our Country Back from the Religious Right\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eTikkun\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the most respected intellectual\/cultural magazines in the Jewish world, and rabbi of Beyt Tikkun Synagogue in Berkeley, CA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCornel West\u003c\/b\u003e is a prominent and provocative democratic intellectual. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and obtained his MA and PhD in philosophy at Princeton. He has taught at Union Theological Seminary, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, and the University of Paris. He has written nineteen books and edited thirteen books. He is best known for his classic \u003ci\u003eRace Matters\u003c\/i\u003e. His latest books are \u003ci\u003eBlack Prophetic Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, which offers a fresh perspective on six revolutionary African American leaders (Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King Jr., Ella Baker, Malcolm X, and Ida B. Wells) and \u003ci\u003eThe Radical King\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of King's writings, curated and introduced by West to reclaim his prophetic and radical vision as both a civil rights leader and--more broadly--as a human right activist.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8.03 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748002595104,"sku":"9780452275911","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d48d3f67553d5c82dd463603fc0f5c24.webp?v=1779902876","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/jews-and-blacks-a-dialogue-on-race-religion-and-culture-in-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}