To Life: Jews Exploring Nature
Autor Joel Greenberg Contribuţii de Judith E. Winstonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 mai 2026 – vârsta ani
Greenberg’s rich biographical sketches spotlight great Jewish scientists who not only made major contributions to the study of the natural world but also led rich and colorful lives: botanist and spy Aaron Aaronsohn, zoologist Libby Henrietta Hyman, infamous ornithologist Nathan Leopold, mammalogist Philip Hershkovitz, arachnologist Herbert Levi, herpetologist Hymen Marx, public health entomologist Andrew Spielman, and ecologist Joan Ehrenfeld. These individuals manifested different aspects of Jewish identity—some observant, some secular—but all were affected in one way or another by their being Jewish.
By exploring the relationship between Jews and nature through the lives of these figures, Greenberg shares new and underrecognized aspects of Jewish and environmental history and opens new portals into the fields they studied.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781978844483
ISBN-10: 1978844484
Pagini: 332
Ilustrații: 3 color and 5 B-W images
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Rutgers University Press
Colecția Rutgers University Press
ISBN-10: 1978844484
Pagini: 332
Ilustrații: 3 color and 5 B-W images
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Rutgers University Press
Colecția Rutgers University Press
Notă biografică
JOEL GREENBERG has spent most of his life in the Chicago region and has been interested in natural history since childhood. He spent his career in environmental protection working for governmental and private entities. He has written numerous articles and has authored or coauthored four books, including A Natural History of the Chicago Region and A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon’s Flight to Extinction.
JUDITH E. WINSTON became entranced by oceans at an early age and has focused on them throughout her career. She spent twelve years at the American Museum of Natural History, and twenty-two years at the Virginia Museum of Natural History where she worked on marine invertebrates. Judith has authored or coauthored eighty-seven scientific publications, nineteen reviews and popular articles, and two books, including Describing Species: Taxonomic Procedures for Biologists.
JUDITH E. WINSTON became entranced by oceans at an early age and has focused on them throughout her career. She spent twelve years at the American Museum of Natural History, and twenty-two years at the Virginia Museum of Natural History where she worked on marine invertebrates. Judith has authored or coauthored eighty-seven scientific publications, nineteen reviews and popular articles, and two books, including Describing Species: Taxonomic Procedures for Biologists.
Cuprins
Introduction: The People of the Book Venture Outside:
A Brief Consideration of Jewish Views Regarding Nature 1
1 Naturalist, Spy: Aaron Aaronsohn (1876–1919)
21
2 Invertebrate Zoologist Forging Her Own Path: Libbie
Henrietta Hyman (1888–1969)
49
BY JUDITH WINSTON
3 Of Birds and Murder: Nathan Leopold (1904–1971)
77
4 Neotropical Mammals Above All Else: Philip Hershkovitz
(1909–1997)
103
5 The Art of the Spider: Herbert Levi (1921–2014)
133
6 If Mel Brooks Had Been a Herpetologist: Hymen Marx
(1925–2007)
161
7 Indiana Jones Battling Vectors and the Agents of Disease:
Andrew Spielman (1930–2006)
187
8 Ecology Underfoot: Joan Ehrenfeld (1948–2011)
221
Epilogue: My Nature 251
Acknowledgments 257
Notes 261
Bibliography 281
Index 299
A Brief Consideration of Jewish Views Regarding Nature 1
1 Naturalist, Spy: Aaron Aaronsohn (1876–1919)
21
2 Invertebrate Zoologist Forging Her Own Path: Libbie
Henrietta Hyman (1888–1969)
49
BY JUDITH WINSTON
3 Of Birds and Murder: Nathan Leopold (1904–1971)
77
4 Neotropical Mammals Above All Else: Philip Hershkovitz
(1909–1997)
103
5 The Art of the Spider: Herbert Levi (1921–2014)
133
6 If Mel Brooks Had Been a Herpetologist: Hymen Marx
(1925–2007)
161
7 Indiana Jones Battling Vectors and the Agents of Disease:
Andrew Spielman (1930–2006)
187
8 Ecology Underfoot: Joan Ehrenfeld (1948–2011)
221
Epilogue: My Nature 251
Acknowledgments 257
Notes 261
Bibliography 281
Index 299
Recenzii
"This is an entirely original book that challenges the deep-seated assumption that Jews until recently had no interest in nature. It offers eight compelling biographies of Jewish naturalists who made important scientific contributions to the systematic study of life forms and the environment."
"Being Jewish and loving nature are not mutually exclusive. This well-researched study documents leading Jewish naturalists' lasting contribution to knowledge about plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, spiders, mosquitoes, and ecosystems. With diverse approaches to Jewishness, they explored nature as scientists, museum curators, educators, and conservationists. They inspire us to love nature and to love life."
"This book brings nature, spirituality, and scientific practice together into an insightful, often compelling dialogue. The author's skill in weaving together academic theory and structures with methodical laboratory investigations and the unpredictability of field work results in a very dynamic, important read."
"A magnificent work of natural history in its truest sense. It reveals flora, fauna, landscapes, and the Jewish relationship to them with deep wisdom and wit. Here you'll find everything from the snark of Fran Lebowitz to the courage of, my favorite, mosquito expert Andrew Spielman. Greenberg manages to do it all with both style and rigor. Vivid, warm, and authoritative, To Life is a celebration you should join."
"To Life is groundbreaking—a highly original, exhaustively researched and referenced scholarly work of major importance across several disciplines. But this is no dry treatise. Joel Greenberg’s writing is so beautifully compelling that his subjects come alive on the page, and anyone can read the book for sheer fascination and enjoyment."
"To Life fills a critical gap in the history of science and environmental history. Through evocative biographies of eight Jewish scientists and naturalists, this work takes the reader from the Amazon to the American Ivy League to Middle Eastern campaigns in World War I. In telling their compelling and globe-trotting stories, To Life restores the important legacy of Jews in understanding, protecting, and embracing the natural world."
"Being Jewish and loving nature are not mutually exclusive. This well-researched study documents leading Jewish naturalists' lasting contribution to knowledge about plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, spiders, mosquitoes, and ecosystems. With diverse approaches to Jewishness, they explored nature as scientists, museum curators, educators, and conservationists. They inspire us to love nature and to love life."
"This book brings nature, spirituality, and scientific practice together into an insightful, often compelling dialogue. The author's skill in weaving together academic theory and structures with methodical laboratory investigations and the unpredictability of field work results in a very dynamic, important read."
"A magnificent work of natural history in its truest sense. It reveals flora, fauna, landscapes, and the Jewish relationship to them with deep wisdom and wit. Here you'll find everything from the snark of Fran Lebowitz to the courage of, my favorite, mosquito expert Andrew Spielman. Greenberg manages to do it all with both style and rigor. Vivid, warm, and authoritative, To Life is a celebration you should join."
"To Life is groundbreaking—a highly original, exhaustively researched and referenced scholarly work of major importance across several disciplines. But this is no dry treatise. Joel Greenberg’s writing is so beautifully compelling that his subjects come alive on the page, and anyone can read the book for sheer fascination and enjoyment."
"To Life fills a critical gap in the history of science and environmental history. Through evocative biographies of eight Jewish scientists and naturalists, this work takes the reader from the Amazon to the American Ivy League to Middle Eastern campaigns in World War I. In telling their compelling and globe-trotting stories, To Life restores the important legacy of Jews in understanding, protecting, and embracing the natural world."
Descriere
To Life explores the Jewish relationship with nature by illuminating significant Jewish thinkers who changed our understanding of the world around us. In eight compelling capsule biographies, naturalist Joel Greenberg demonstrates the diversity of both Jewish identity and the natural sciences.