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A Great Miracle Happened Here

A Rabbi's Musings from Akiva to Zionism

Leon Weissberg Pinny Andrusier

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Hamilton Books
15 January 2025
A Great Miracle Happened Here: A Rabbi's Musings from Akiva to Zionism, is the memoir of a ba'al teshuva, a Jew who became religious as an adult. Born in a displaced persons camp to concentration camp survivors, Rabbi Dr. Leon Weissberg went on to earn a doctorate in Education and become a prominent educator of teens and adults in Florida and beyond, specializing on the Holocaust. He has taken over 2,500 teens and adults to Poland and Israel on the acclaimed March of the Living program—and became an Orthodox rabbi at age 74. Leon Weissberg’s remarkable story and insights into Jewish law and life, particularly on the role of divine providence and Israel, as well as the observance of Shabbat and kashrut, serve as a beacon of light and hope in a difficult world.
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Imprint:   Hamilton Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm, 
ISBN:   9780761874799
ISBN 10:   0761874798
Pages:   184
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Foreword by Rabbi Pinny Andrusier Acknowledgments Introduction: A Great Miracle Happened Here Chapter 1: Akiva and Me Chapter 2: Becoming An American Chapter 3: Becoming An Educator Chapter 4: The Blessings of Family Chapter 5: Coming to Florida Chapter 6: Divrei Torah Chapter 7: DP Camp Survival Chapter 8: Finding the Right Path Chapter 9: God in My Life Chapter 10: Hester Panim Chapter 11: The Holocaust: The March of the Living Chapter 12: The Holocaust: The Shoah Becomes My Calling Chapter 13: Learning Is Everywhere Chapter 14: People God Sent Me Chapter 15: The Power of Prayer Chapter 16: The Rebbe Got Me Chapter 17: Shabbat and Kashrut Chapter 18: Zionism, Israel and Me Afterword About the Author

Rabbi Dr. Leon Weissberg is consulting educator at the Mania and Max Nudel Holocaust Learning Center in Davie, Florida. He is the former director of the March of the Living in South Florida, as well as a former adjunct professor at Broward College, former head of school of Donna Klein Jewish Academy in Boca Raton, and a former teacher in the Florence Melton Adult Jewish Education program.

Reviews for A Great Miracle Happened Here: A Rabbi's Musings from Akiva to Zionism

Rabbi Dr. Leon Weissberg is an inspiration to all who believe in HaShem and the miracle of life. His personal journey began in a DP camp and steadily drew him into a lifelong commitment and devotion to the coveted role of teacher and torchbearer of history and memory. The International March of the Living and each of his students are fortunate to have him as one of our most knowledgeable and long-standing Holocaust educators. Reading this memoir is a must! --Phyllis Greenberg Heideman, President, International March of the Living Rabbi Leon is blessed with a magnetic personality, formidable intellect, boundless energy, indefatigable optimism, and much more. As readers will note, he has also been blessed with the gift of storytelling. This book is a gem, filled with nuggets of spiritual insight and a mix of philosophical and practical advice gleaned from a life filled with memorable experiences and interesting people--and one that began, against all odds, in a ""displaced persons"" camp in Germany just after World War II. This most-readable book is, like the Rabbi himself, an inspiration! --Robert Watson, Distinguished Professor of American History, Lynn University


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