The life and legacy of Jewish theologian and philosopher Abraham Joshua Heschel.
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story airs Saturday, December 21 at 11 p.m. on WXXI-WORLD.
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel fled Nazi Germany to became “an authoritative voice not only in the Jewish community but in the religious life of America.” His book, “The Prophets” inspired Martin Luther King, Jr. to invite him to take a roll in the Civil Rights Movement. Heschel was an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War, an advocate for Soviet Jewry and a pioneer of interfaith dialogue.