Wise, James Waterman

Wise, James Waterman
(1901-83)
   American editor and author, son of Stephen S. Wise. He served as director of the Stuyvesant Neighborhood House in New York, and national secretary of Avukah, the American student's Zionist Federation. He also was editor of Opinion. His writings include Liberalizing Liberal Judaism, Jews Are like that, Legend of Louise and A Jew Revisits Germany.

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