FACTORS IN MODERN JEWISH HISTORY: A SYLLABUS.

Paperback. AMR1 . Cincinnati, Ohio: Department of Synagogue and School Extension of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1927. Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 122 pages. "A U. S. Educator and historian, and founding president of Brandeis University, Sachar was born in New York and brought up in Saint Louis. In 1929 he began to teach history at the University of Illinois. Sachar was one of the organizers of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation and played an important role in its development, establishing Hillel Houses for Jewish students on the campuses of American universities. He himself directed the University of Illinois unit from 1929 to 1933 and then served as national director of the Hillel Foundations from 1933 to 1948. In 1948 he was appointed the first president of Brandeis University and was largely responsible for its rapid development, guiding its academic progress and raising the requisite funds for the construction of its extensive campus. In 1968 Sachar was appointed chancellor of the university and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His writings include a popular one-volume History of the Jews (1965) and a history of Jewish life between the two world wars, Sufferance is the Badge (1939) " (EJ) . SUBJECT(S) : Jews-History-Outlines, Syllabi Etc; Jews-History-Bibliography. Covers partially detached but present. Sun fading to both covers. Signature of previous owner on front cover. Binding torn and missing in places. Binding re-enforced with tape in one place. No damage to text; text clean and bright. Otherwise in Good condition. (AMRN-13-8). .