Sarah Strnad
WWHD - as in What Would Heschel Do? Abraham Joshua Heschel (January 11, 1907 – December 23, 1972) was a Polish-born American rabbi.  He was one of the leading Jewish theologians and philosophers of the 20th century.  Heschel saw the teachings of the Hebrew prophets as a call for social action in the United States and he was an activist in the civil rights movement and against the Vietnam War. Some of his famous quotes include: “Racism is man’s gravest threat to man - the maximum hatred for a minimum reason.” “All it takes is one person… and another… and another… and another… to start a movement” “When I marched in Selma, my legs were praying.”

WWHD - as in What Would Heschel Do?

Abraham Joshua Heschel (January 11, 1907 – December 23, 1972) was a Polish-born American rabbi.  He was one of the leading Jewish theologians and philosophers of the 20th century.  Heschel saw the teachings of the Hebrew prophets as a call for social action in the United States and he was an activist in the civil rights movement and against the Vietnam War.

Some of his famous quotes include:

  • “Racism is man’s gravest threat to man - the maximum hatred for a minimum reason.”
  • “All it takes is one person… and another… and another… and another… to start a movement”
  • “When I marched in Selma, my legs were praying.”
Posted November 28 2011
Tagged: ows, occupy Wall Street, occupy everywhere, we are the 99%, non-violence, civil disobedience, .