{"title":"Leonard Fein","description":"\u003cp\u003eLEONARD J. FEIN was a professor, writer, and social activist whose work centered on Jewish social themes. His books include \u003cem\u003eWhere Are We? The Inner Life of America’s Jews\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIsrael: Politics and People\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFein held a Ph.D. in political science from Michigan State University and served as Professor of Politics and Social Policy and the Klutznick Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies at Brandeis University. He also taught political science at MIT and was deputy director of the MIT\/Harvard Joint Center for Urban Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Fein co-founded \u003cem\u003eMoment\u003c\/em\u003e magazine with Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel in 1975, serving as editor-in-chief for twelve years, and founded both MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger in 1985 and the National Jewish Coalition for Literacy. Much of his work reflected his decades of engagement with Jewish communal life and social causes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeonard Fein’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"against-the-dying-of-the-light","title":"Against the Dying of the Light: A Parent's Story of Love, Loss and Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow a father's struggle to understand his daughter’s sudden death becomes an inspiring exploration of life. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sudden death of a child. A personal tragedy beyond description. The permanent presence of an absence. What can come from it? Raw wisdom and defiant hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeonard Fein probes life’s painful injustices in this remarkable personal story. He exposes emotional truths that are revealed when we’re forced to confront one of the toughest questions there is: How can we pick up the pieces of our lives and go on to laugh and to love in the aftermath of grievous loss?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuthlessly honest, lyrical and wise, \u003cem\u003eAgainst the Dying of the Light\u003c\/em\u003e takes the experience of loss beyond the confines of the personal, illuminating the universal meaning and the hope that can be found in the details of grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1580231101\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781580231107\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Leonard Fein","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43231095193816,"sku":"9781580231107","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43231095226584,"sku":"9781580231'978","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781580231107_FC_mockup_v2_1740148197_9113ca23-02c4-4ff4-a6da-85c850ad753f.jpg?v=1791012029"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-leonard-fein.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}