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" Straddling worlds : "
Steven J. Harper.
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BL
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Record Number
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1031558
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b785928
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Main Entry
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Harper, Steven J.,1954-
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Title & Author
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Straddling worlds : : the Jewish-American journey of Professor Richard W. Leopold /\ Steven J. Harper.
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Publication Statement
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Evanston, Ill. :: Northwestern University Press,, 2007.
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x, 288 pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations, portraits ;; 24 cm
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ISBN
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0810124440
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: 9780810124448
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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"Books, articles, and published letters by Richard W. Leopold": pages 267-271.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-265) and index.
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Abstract
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"Steven J. Harper, another Northwestern alumnus and Leopold student, met with Leopold every Sunday morning when the professor was ninety-three and ninety-four years old and confined to a wheelchair. At first they met to formulate the professor's obituary, but the journey took them far beyond, leading to places neither expected." "Leopold was a culturally assimilated, non-practicing Jew who made his way through anti-Semitic America in the early twentieth century. As Harper delved deeper into Leopold's life, he discovered parallels with the life of his own father-in-law, William Loeb, who eventually joined their conversations. From their Ivy League educations to their triumph over anti-Semitism, from their service in World War II to their postwar professional achievements, these two men shared a Jewish-American experience rarely discussed in such intimate detail."--Jacket.
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Leopold, Richard William.
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Loeb, William Joseph,1912-
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Leopold, Richard William.
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Loeb, William Joseph,1912-
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College teachers-- United States, Biography.
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History teachers-- United States, Biography.
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Jews-- United States, Biography.
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Otolaryngologists-- United States, Biography.
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College teachers.
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History teachers.
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Jews.
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Otolaryngologists.
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United States.
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Dewey Classification
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973/.049240092B
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LC Classification
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E184.37.L46H37 2007
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