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'''Arthur Waskow''' is a marxist historian and political activist who is now a [[rabbi]] within the [[Jewish Renewal]] movement. He originally received a doctorate in politics. He said that he was provoked to become Jewishly involved at the time of the riots in Washington DC following the murder of Dr Martin Luther King - riots which coincided with the beginning of the Passover Seder. He has been involved with Jewish Renewal since 1969, and is a "Pathfinder" of ''ALEPH: the Alliance for Jewish Renewal''. He founded and directs ''The Shalom Center'', an organization which acts to "protect and heal the earth" in ways grounded in Jewish thought and practice. |
'''Arthur Waskow''' is a marxist historian and political activist who is now a [[rabbi]] within the [[Jewish Renewal]] movement. He originally received a doctorate in politics. He said that he was provoked to become Jewishly involved at the time of the riots in Washington DC following the murder of Dr Martin Luther King - riots which coincided with the beginning of the Passover Seder. He has been involved with Jewish Renewal since 1969, and is a "Pathfinder" of ''ALEPH: the Alliance for Jewish Renewal''. He founded and directs ''The Shalom Center'', an organization which acts to "protect and heal the earth" in ways grounded in Jewish thought and practice. |
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He worked for a period as the the legislative assistant to Congressman [[Robert Kastenmeier]] of [[Wisconsin]]. [http://www.heritage.org/Research/GovernmentReform/IA2.cfm] |
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Along with [[Staughton Lynd]], he was the leader of a radical group within the [[American Historical Association]] that in [[1969]] failed to pass motions calling for a withdrawal from [[Vietnam]] and an end to what they termed the "repression" of the [[Black Panther]] movement. The motions were opposed by [[H. Stuart Hughes]] and [[Marxist]] historian [[Eugene Genovese]] who had himself voiced his support for the [[Vietcong]] on the grounds that such pronouncements amounted to a "totalitarian threat to the profession". [http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=1190] |
Along with [[Staughton Lynd]], he was the leader of a radical group within the [[American Historical Association]] that in [[1969]] failed to pass motions calling for a withdrawal from [[Vietnam]] and an end to what they termed the "repression" of the [[Black Panther]] movement. The motions were opposed by [[H. Stuart Hughes]] and [[Marxist]] historian [[Eugene Genovese]] who had himself voiced his support for the [[Vietcong]] on the grounds that such pronouncements amounted to a "totalitarian threat to the profession". [http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=1190] |
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Revision as of 21:28, 5 May 2006
Arthur Waskow is a marxist historian and political activist who is now a rabbi within the Jewish Renewal movement. He originally received a doctorate in politics. He said that he was provoked to become Jewishly involved at the time of the riots in Washington DC following the murder of Dr Martin Luther King - riots which coincided with the beginning of the Passover Seder. He has been involved with Jewish Renewal since 1969, and is a "Pathfinder" of ALEPH: the Alliance for Jewish Renewal. He founded and directs The Shalom Center, an organization which acts to "protect and heal the earth" in ways grounded in Jewish thought and practice.
He worked for a period as the the legislative assistant to Congressman Robert Kastenmeier of Wisconsin. [1]
Along with Staughton Lynd, he was the leader of a radical group within the American Historical Association that in 1969 failed to pass motions calling for a withdrawal from Vietnam and an end to what they termed the "repression" of the Black Panther movement. The motions were opposed by H. Stuart Hughes and Marxist historian Eugene Genovese who had himself voiced his support for the Vietcong on the grounds that such pronouncements amounted to a "totalitarian threat to the profession". [2]
Waskow is author of several books, among them Godwrestling (1978), Seasons of Our Joy (1982) and Down-to-Earth Judaism (1995). He was one of the creators of the Freedom Seder in 1969, and founded and edits the journal New Menorah. Waskow is a regular contributor to the Philadelphia Jewish Voice. Waskow has taught (last time in 1990) at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and in the religion departments at several American universities. He also teaches at Elat Chayyim, the transdenominational Jewish retreat center in the Catskills.