From the Publisher
“Brilliantly brings to a contemporary readership the life and work of the French-Jewish historian, Jules Isaac who, perhaps more than anyone else, was the chief influence on the radically revised stance of the Catholic Church on Jews and Judaism in the 1960's. This book causes us to seriously remember a great man who would otherwise (and unjustly) be largely forgotten.” (David Novak, F.R.S.C., J. Richard and Dorothy Shiff Chair of Jewish Studies as Professor of the Study of Religion and Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto, Canada)
“No one knows more about Jules Isaac than Norman Tobias, and he brings this fascinating and crucial figure to life in a book that is indispensable and elegantly crafted.” (John Connelly, Professor of History, University of California at Berkeley, USA)
“In this compelling biography, Norman Tobias illumines how Isaac’s painstaking scholarship and passion contributed to the complex process by which the Church confronted its ‘teaching of contempt’ for Judaism and sought instead to develop a ‘teaching of respect.’ It is an extraordinary testimony to the impact one person can have on global and historic movements.” (Mary Boys, Dean of Academic Affairs, Skinner and McAlpin Professor of Practical Theology, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, USA)
