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    Men­achem Z. Rosensaft

    Men­achem Z. Rosen­saft is Adjunct Pro­fes­sor of Law at Cor­nell Law School, Lec­tur­er-in-Law at Colum­bia Law School, and Gen­er­al Coun­sel Emer­i­tus of the World Jew­ish Con­gress. He is the author of Poems Born in Bergen-Belsen (2021). 
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    Essay

    Psalms to Adon­ai from the Depths of the Holocaust

    Men­achem Z. Rosensaft
    January 13, 2025
    Essay

    Poems Born in Bergen-Belsen

    Men­achem Z. Rosensaft
    May 24, 2021
    Essay

    An Empha­sis on Leaders

    Men­achem Z. Rosensaft
    June 16, 2017
    Essay

    The First Polit­i­cal Body for Jews

    Men­achem Z. Rosensaft
    June 14, 2017
    Essay

    WJC: An Orga­ni­za­tion with a Personality

    Men­achem Z. Rosensaft
    June 12, 2017
    Poetry

    Auschwitz-Birke­nau, Jan­u­ary 27, 2015: A Poem

    Dur­ing this past week’s cer­e­mo­ny at Auschwitz to mark the 70th anniver­sary of its lib­er­a­tion, Men­achem Z. Rosen­saft penned a poem to com­mem­o­rate the…
    Men­achem Z. Rosensaft
    January 30, 2015
    Essay

    Dawn Fol­lows Even the Dark­est of Nights: A Lega­cy of Remembrance

    Ear­li­er this week, Men­achem Z. Rosen­saft wrote about Holo­caust remem­brance and life after cat­a­stro­phe. He is the edi­tor of the new­ly pub­lished God, Faith…
    Men­achem Z. Rosensaft
    January 16, 2015
    Essay

    Pre­serv­ing the Mystery

    Ear­li­er this week, Men­achem Z. Rosen­saft wrote about life after cat­a­stro­phe. He is the edi­tor of the new­ly pub­lished God, Faith & Iden­ti­ty from the Ash­es:…
    Men­achem Z. Rosensaft
    January 14, 2015
    Essay

    Lib­er­a­tion

    Men­achem Z. Rosen­saft is Gen­er­al Coun­sel of the World Jew­ish Con­gress and edi­tor of the new­ly pub­lished God, Faith & Iden­ti­ty from the Ash­es: Reflec­tions…
    Men­achem Z. Rosensaft
    January 12, 2015
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    Poet­ry
    Burn­ing Psalms: Con­fronting Adon­ai after Auschwitz
    Men­achem Z. Rosensaft
    Cover of The World Jewish Congress, 1936-2016
    Non­fic­tion
    The World Jew­ish Con­gress, 1936 – 2016
    Menachem Z. Rosensaft, ed.; Ronald S. Lauder, fwd.
    Cover of God, Faith & Identity from the Ashes: Reflections of Children and Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors
    Non­fic­tion
    God, Faith & Iden­ti­ty from the Ash­es: Reflec­tions of Chil­dren and Grand­chil­dren of Holo­caust Survivors
    Menachem Z. Rosensaft, ed.
    Interview

    Inter­view with Men­achem Z. Rosensaft

    by Nat Bern­steinMen­achem Z. Rosen­saft is the edi­tor of the recent­ly pub­lished God, Faith & Iden­ti­ty from the Ash­es: Reflec­tions of Chil­dren and…
    Nat Bern­stein
    January 26, 2015

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