Rabbi and pacifist best known for his 1963 best-selling novel "The Conversion of Chaplain Cohen," based on his experiences as a military chaplain at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., and for "Heaven Help Us." Born Herbert Targovik, he held advanced degrees in philosophy, contemporary literature and drama from the Herzliah Hebrew Teachers Institute-Jewish Teachers Seminary, Columbia University and the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. As an author, he appeared on numerous radio and television talk programs and gave many lectures. The titles of his other books were "A Time for Loving" (1973), "So Help Me God" (1979) and "A Woman of Spirit" (1989).
Rabbi and pacifist best known for his 1963 best-selling novel "The Conversion of Chaplain Cohen," based on his experiences as a military chaplain at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., and for "Heaven Help Us." Born Herbert Targovik, he held advanced degrees in philosophy, contemporary literature and drama from the Herzliah Hebrew Teachers Institute-Jewish Teachers Seminary, Columbia University and the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. As an author, he appeared on numerous radio and television talk programs and gave many lectures. The titles of his other books were "A Time for Loving" (1973), "So Help Me God" (1979) and "A Woman of Spirit" (1989).
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