Audacious Jewish Lives Volume 5
Overview
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.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780244883171
- ISBN-10: 0244883173
- Publisher: Jonathan Bergwerk
- Publish Date: May 2020
- Dimensions: 8.27 x 5.83 x 0.53 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.67 pounds
- Page Count: 252
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