The Life and Thought of Louis Lowy
Social Work Through the Holocaust
by Lorrie Greenhouse Gardella
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Pub Date Nov 15 2011 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012
Description
Drawing on Lowy's oral narrative and accounts from three other Holocaust survivors who witnessed his work in the Terezín ghetto and the Deggendorf Displaced Persons Center, Gardella offers a rich portrait of Lowy's personal and professional legacy. In chronicling his life, Gardella also uncovers a larger story about Jewish history and the meaning of the Holocaust in the development of the social work profession.
Lorrie Greenhouse Gardella is professor of social work and associate dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies at Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, Connecticut. She is coauthor of several books including A Dream and a Plan: A Woman's Path to Leadership in Human Services and Adopting Children with Special Needs: A Resource Guidebook for Parents in Connecticut.
Advance Praise
"Dr. Louis Lowy has had a very important influence on those of us who work in the field of aging. This book of his life provides a rich account of how surrogate institutions were created under severe adversity. It also puts events into historical context before, during, and after the Holocaust." - Roberta Greene, PhD, MSW Professor University of Texas-Austin, School of Social Work.
"A captivating and important contribution to Holocaust literature, one that goes beyond the Holocaust and examines its effects on not only Louis Lowy's life but also future generations of social workers." - Diane L. Wolf, Professor of Sociology University of California, Davis
"This highly readable and well-researched historical gem should be required reading in all schools of social work. It captures the lived experience of social work philosophy through the life and work of Holocaust survivor and social work educator Louis Lowy. The concept of "active endurance," as lived and taught by Lowy, illustrates the power of indigenous leadership in the midst of the horrors of genocidal war and its aftermath and provides instructions just as germane to work with refugees and displaced people today as it was in the 1940's."- Dorothy Van Soest, University of Washington
"Professor Lorrie Greenhouse Gardella is a gifted writer. In Life and Thought of Louis Lowy: Social Work through the Holocaust, she presents the life and ideas of Professor Lowry in rich detail and textures. The reader experiences his wonderful early childhood, his distressful life in the Terezin ghetto and escape from Auschwitz concentration camp, the loving relationship with his wife, Ditta, and the evolution of his social work career and scholarly contributions. I congratulate Professor Gardella for this compelling biography."- Alex Gitterman, University of Connecticut School of Social Work
"A gripping and inspirational account of the remarkable life of Louis Lowy - social worker, educator, writer, community organizer, indigenous leader, and social statesman."- Lee Staples, Boston University School of Social Work
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780815609650 |
| PRICE | 24.95 |
| PAGES | 240 |
