Rabbi Outcast: Elmer Berger and American Jewish Anti-Zionism

WHAT: Book Party for Jack Ross, author of "Rabbi Outcast: Elmer Berger and American Jewish Anti-Zionism"

WHEN/WHERE: Thursday, January 26, 7:30 p.m., Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West (Between 1st and 2nd streets. Take 2, 3 trains or 41 bus to Grand Army Plaza, or 69, 67 bus to 7th Ave. and 1st Street .)

HOW MUCH: Free! (donations welcome)

* All are welcome * There will be plenty of time for questions and comments * Light refreshments will be served

Praise for Rabbi Outcast:

“An important book for anyone interested in understanding the complex history of how American Jews

have related to the State of Israel. Jack Ross not only tells a fascinating story about the life and times of

Rabbi Elmer Berger, a deeply committed anti-Zionist, but he also makes it clear that Zionism is not the

religion of all American Jews and certainly was not in the decades before Israel was created."

-- John J. Mearsheimer, University of Chicago , coauthor of

The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy.

"A seminal book, nothing less than the rediscovery of American Jewry's dissenting tradition… a

nuanced and readable portrait of people and ideas undeservedly erased from American Jewish history."

-- Murray Polner, author of Rabbi: The American Experience,

and coeditor of Shalom: The Jewish Peace Letter.

Jack Ross is a freelance writer based in Brooklyn . His work has appeared widely,

including Taki’s Magazine, Washington Report for Middle East Affairs, The American

Conservative, History News Network, and the blog Mondoweiss.net. He is a member of

the Kolot Chayeinu Synagogue.

Sponsored by: Brooklyn For Peace and the BFP Israel-Palestine