Audacious Jewish Lives Volume 5
Author | : Jonathan Bergwerk |
Publisher | : Jonathan Bergwerk |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2020-05-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 0244883173 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780244883171 |
Rating | : 4/5 (171 Downloads) |
Download or read book Audacious Jewish Lives Volume 5 written by Jonathan Bergwerk and published by Jonathan Bergwerk. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lives, ideas and influence of nine audacious Jews - what they did, what they believed and their contribution to the Jewish story. Courageous, challenging and often misunderstood, they left a lasting legacy for humanity. This book has a chapter on each character in an easy-to-read bullet point format, which gives a summary of the character's life, personality and beliefs. Hillel - The greatest sage of the second Temple era. Nachmanides -Medieval scholar and Jewish defendant in the disputation of Barcelona. Eliezer Ben-Yehuda - The driving force behind the revival of the Hebrew language. Claude Montefiore - Founder of Liberal Judaism in the UK. Groucho Marx - American comedian and television star. George Gershwin - American composer and pianist. Lillian Hellman - American dramatist and screenwriter. Abba Eban - Israeli diplomat, politician and statesman. Simone Veil - French politician and survivor of the Shoah.