This biographical portrait traces the life of Professor Fritz Alexander Rothschild (1919-2009), the Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Professor of Philosophy at the Jewish Theological Seminary and leading interpreter of Abraham Joshua Heschel, through his years in London, Northern Rhodesia, and America following his escape from Nazi Germany. Based on extensive oral history interviews conducted between 2001-2008, this narrative employs biographical methodology to examine Rothschild's nine-year exile in Northern Rhodesia, where he worked as a bookkeeper while navigating cultural tensions between German Jewish refugees and established Jewish communities. The study details his 1948 arrival in New York, his mentorship under Heschel at the Jewish Theological Seminary, and his academic development through simultaneous studies at Columbia University and the Seminary's Rabbinical School. Key findings include Rothschild's instrumental role in facilitating Jewish refugee rescue efforts, his scholarly contributions to Heschel interpretation through his seminal work "Between God and Man," and his academic conflicts at Columbia University regarding the philosophical legitimacy of theological dissertation topics. The article reveals how Rothschild's exile experiences shaped his theological perspective, particularly his conceptualization of God as the "most moved mover" in contrast to traditional philosophical descriptions of the "unmoved mover." This portrait demonstrates how personal displacement and loss informed Rothschild's lifelong commitment to empathetic theological scholarship and interfaith dialogue.