For the Sake of Humanity : Essays in Honour of Clemens N. Nathan

For the Sake of Humanity is a collection of essays in honour of Clemens N. Nathan, a man occupying a remarkable position in the public life of the United Kingdom. Over a period of several decades, he has stimulated and facilitated discussion, research and study on a striking array of topics, including international organisations, Human Rights, interfaith relations and the Holocaust and German-Jewish history - as well as in his own area of professional expertise: textile science and technology. His approach has been characterised by academic rigour, social concern and a commitment to historical truth, along with an adventurous and innovative spirit. All these qualities are also to be found in this collection of essays by his friends and admirers, to produce a truly fascinating book, with new insights into many topics, and a number of chapters destined to become classics in their fields. Above all, it is an erudite and charming volume, full of surprises! Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 12 Foreword by Edmund L. de Rothschild......Page 14 Curriculum Vitae of Clemens Neumann Nathan......Page 16 David Abrahamson (The Transition from Hospitals to Community Care)......Page 18 Anne Bayefsky (The Role of the United Nations in Countering Terrorism)......Page 34 Louis Bloch (L'universel et le particulier)......Page 50 Sidney Brichto (Religious Leaders must Challenge Holy Scriptures)......Page 56 Jan Herman Brinks (Beyond Anne Frank: Dutch (pre-)Wartime Collaboration with Nazi Germany and its Aftermath)......Page 64 Martin Forward (Replacing Replacement Theology: A Fresh Look at Relationships between the Abrahamic Faiths)......Page 80 Kendra H. Gaines (Writing into the Heart)......Page 94 Lucien Gubbay (Muslims and Jews – Then, Now and in the Future)......Page 104 General the Lord Guthrie of craigiebank (Terrorism: How Dangerous is the Threat?)......Page 122 Arthur Harverd (World War II Compensation Schemes)......Page 132 Prince Hassan of Jordan (Towards an Ethic of Human Solidarity)......Page 140 K. Hannah Holtschneider (Jean Améry: Cultural Exile, Homelessness and Jewish Solidarity)......Page 152 Edward Kessler (Israel and Jewish–Christian Relations)......Page 162 Zvi C. Koren (Color My World: A Personal Scientific Odyssey into the Art of Ancient Dyes)......Page 172 Julius Lipner (Religion and Religious Thinking in the New Millennium)......Page 208 David Loewe (The Anglo-Jewish Association Past and Present)......Page 220 Raphael Loewe (Imitatio and Ethics in Judaism and Christianity)......Page 234 Bertrand Ramcharan (The United Nations and the Future of International Law)......Page 256 Aubrey Rose (Crime – An Assault on Human Rights)......Page 258 Ruth Rothenberg (Volunteering in the Jewish Community)......Page 304 Daniel Sperber (Ethical Investment: A Jewish Perspective)......Page 320 Ady Steg (Droits de l'homme et valeurs juives)......Page 326 Gideon Taylor (Holocaust-Era Reparations – Morality, History and Money)......Page 332 Edward Timms (Remembering Refugees Lost at Sea: The Struma, the Wilhelm Gustloff and the Cap Anamur)......Page 342 Alexander Verkhovsky (Radical Orthodox Anti-Globalism 1999–2002: Electronic Tax Codes – a Topical Theme for Fundamentalists)......Page 368 Jean-Jacques Wahl (De La Clemence: Réflexions sur quelques textes de la tradition juive)......Page 380 George R. Wilkes (NReforming the U Commission on Human Rights)......Page 384 Contributors......Page 398 Presents a collection of essays in honour of Clemens N Nathan, a man occupying a remarkable position in the public life of the United Kingdom. This book offers insights into many topics