Stephen Wise

Stephen Wise Synopsis

A gifted orator with a keen interest in social justice, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise was one of the most prominent American Jewish figures in the first half of the 20th century. Wise gained notoriety with his interfaith Sunday sermons designed to bolster troop support during World War I, and is remembered as a founder of the NAACP and the Commissioner of Child Labor for the state of Oregon. Following World War II, Wise became one of the first supporters of the burgeoning Zionist movement-making him a key political and religious figure in American history. Including essays, letters, and speeches, Stephen S. Wise: Voice of American Judaism, explores the rabbi's role at the forefront of early labor and civil rights movement, and as an important forefather of Zionism