Who Will Lead Us?: The Story of Five Hasidic Dynasties in America

by Samuel C. Heilman

Book Overview

Hasidism, a movement many believed had passed its golden age, has had an extraordinary revival since it was nearly decimated in the Holocaust and repressed in the Soviet Union. Hasidic communities, now settled primarily in North America and Israel, have reversed the losses they suffered and are growing exponentially. With powerful attachments to the past, mysticism, community, tradition, and charismatic leadership, Hasidism seems the opposite of contemporary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520308409
• ISBN13: 9780520308404
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"