An inspiring portrait of the life and legacy of Jewish theologian and philosopher, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. Heschel was one of the most remarkable and inspiring figures of the American 20th Century. He was a mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr and the entire Civil Rights Movement, a leading critic of the Vietnam War, a champion for Soviet Jews, and a pioneer in the work of interfaith dialogue.
Direction
Doblmeier's respectful yet unflinching archival storytelling.
Writing
Heschel's own words—poetry that punches.
Director
Martin Doblmeier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Heschel's 1963 telegram to JFK—'the moral danger of a religious body that does not act'—remains the single most quoted Jewish text in American civil rights history.
Heschel arrived late to the Selma march because he was stuck in Shabbat morning prayers; he ran to join, still wearing his tallit fringes visible beneath his coat.
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