Pilgrimage of a Proselyte: From Auschwitz to Jerusalem - Hardcover

Patterson, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 082460363X ISBN 13: 9780824603632

Publisher: Jonathan David Pub, 1993

About this title

From Library Journal:

In 1990, after many years of contemplation, study, and inner struggle, Patterson (Russian & European literature, Oklahoma State Univ.) converted to Judaism. After his conversion, he decided that to experience existentially what a Jew by birth intuitively feels, he would have to make a pilgrimage to the Polish death camps--the sites of Jewry's decimation--and then go on to Jerusalem, the symbol of Jewish rebirth and rejuvenation. The opening chapter of this fascinating book describes the reasons behind Patterson's conversion. The remainder of the book, written in diary form, describes his feelings and thoughts as he visits the death camps and then his ultimate goal, Jerusalem. At times reminiscent of the writings of Elie Wiesel, this eloquent testimony to Jewish faith is one of the best available on the conversion experience and what it means to be a Jew by choice. Highly recommended.
- Robert A. Silver, Shaker Heights P.L., Ohio
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jonathan David Pub
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 082460363X
• ISBN 13: 9780824603632
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 207