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090    UB342.U5 |bR36 2022
100 1  Ranniger, Deborah, |eauthor.
245 10 Against the current : |ba conscientious objector during World War II and the daughter he inspired / |cDeborah Ranniger, PhD.
264  1 Ashland, Oregon : |bHellgate Press, |c[2022]
264  4  |c©2022
300    viii, 129 pages : |billustrations ; |c23 cm
336    text |btxt |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |bn |2rdamedia
338    volume |bnc |2rdacarrier
520    "Influenced at a young age to live a life of peace and work for social justice, Leonard Edelstein served as a conscientious objector in World War II. One of only 3,000 men in the country working in state mental hospitals, he along with a few others helped to spearhead and establish the National Mental Health Foundation. As a Jewish man, he took bold risks, went against the will of his family and community, yet made a significant and lasting impact toward raising awareness in this country about mental illness. In the 1960s, he fought hard to end redlining in the Bay Area of California and promote fair housing laws, almost losing his real estate brokerage license. The author learned from her father the importance of standing by your beliefs, fighting for social justice, and working hard for a better world" -- |cProvided by publisher.
591    Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024
600 10 Edelstein, Leonard.
610 20 Civilian Public Service. |bMental Hygiene Program.
610 20 National Mental Health Foundation.
650  0 Peace movements |zUnited States.
650  0 Conscientious objection |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century.
650  0 Conscientious objectors |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century.
650  0 World War, 1939-1945 |xConscientious objectors |zUnited States.
650  0 Mental health |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century.
650  0 Social justice |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century.
650  0 Discrimination in housing |zCalifornia |zSan Francisco Bay Area |xHistory |y20th century.
650  0 Housing policy |zCalifornia |zSan Francisco Bay Area |xHistory |y20th century.
650  0 Jews |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century.
655  7 Biographies. |2lcgft
852 0   |bstacks |hUB342.U5 |iR36 2022