Richard Breitman: 2 books

FDR and the Jews

by Richard Breitman
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013

A contentious debate lingers over whether Franklin Delano Roosevelt turned his back on the Jews of Hitler’s Europe. FDR and the Jews reveals a concerned leader whose efforts on behalf of Jews were far greater than those of any other world figure but whose moral leadership was tempered by the political realities of depression and war.

Judaism and Health

A Handbook of Practical, Professional and Scholarly Resources

by Rabbi Mychal B. Springer, Rabbi Stephanie Dickstein, LMSW
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013

The first state-of-the-art, comprehensive resource to encompass the wide breadth of the rapidly growing field of Judaism and health. "For Jews, religion and medicine (and science) are not inherently in conflict, even within the Torah-observant community, but rather can be friendly partners...