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Dec 5, 2016 · Extract. Anyone expecting a scholarly biography of Stephen S. Wise, the most influential American rabbi of the twentieth century, will be disappointed by A. James Rudin’s Pillar of Fire: A Biography of Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, a largely adulatory volume that traces Wise’s career in minute detail.
- Joan S. Friedman
- 2016
Apr 22, 2021 · Rudin, by his own estimation, burned through 119 assistants over five years — or, as one former assistant describes it, “an absurd revolving door of disposable, interchangeable, bright young...
In this full biography, A. James Rudin portrays Wise’s early career well. Wise battled for and won a “free pulpit” (rabbinical independence and eventually financial freedom) at congregations in Portland and New York City, ending up at his longtime home, New York’s Free Synagogue.
Apr 7, 2021 · Oscar-winning producer Scott Rudin is facing allegations of abusive behavior by former staffers in a new report. A lengthy expose of claims has been published by The Hollywood Reporter, detailing...
- Nola Ojomu
Apr 14, 2021 · Prolific producer Scott Rudin came under renewed scrutiny last week after a Hollywood Reporter exposé detailed his alleged abusive behavior toward his assistants, including hurling a baked potato...
- Jennifer Zhan
- Contributor
Apr 21, 2021 · An April 7 expose in The Hollywood Reporter detailed allegations of workplace abuse against powerful film and theater producer Scott Rudin — including smashing a computer monitor on an...
Pillar of Fire goes behind the headlines and the once-closed archives of the White House and the State Department to reveal the complex and controversial personal relationship between Wise and President Franklin D. Roosevelt when millions of lives hung in the balance during the Holocaust.
