Louis Finkelstein and the Conservative Movement: Conflict and Growth

By :  Michael B. Greenbaum Vice Chancellor Emeritus Posted On Oct 27, 2011 / 5772 | Author Conversations: Between the Lines | Conservative Judaism
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Rabbi Michael B. Greenbaum, vice chancellor and chief operating officer of JTS, discussed his recently republished book, Louis Finkelstein and the Conservative Movement: Conflict and Growth (JTS Press, May 2009), a history of the Conservative Movement and and a case study of mission conflict through an exploration of Finkelstein’s presidency of JTS between 1940 and 1955.