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Dream by Dream: The Story of Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise
Geri Kolesar
Illustrator: Sofia Moore
Ages: 6+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-7284-6793-1
Keywords: Reform Judiasm, Rabbis, 19th Century Bohemia, science and religion
While studying, Wise questioned Jewish traditions, such as the unequal treatment of women, and then brought his ideas of modernizing Judaism to the United States. Watercolor digital illustrations.