The lives, ideas and influence of ten 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 a character’s life, personality, beliefs and contribution to Judaism.
Moses - The leader of the Biblical Israelites.
Paul of Tarsus – 1st century Jew who helped create Christianity
Maimonides - The most important medieval Jewish scholar
Gracia Mendes Nasi - Medieval businesswoman and philanthropist
Moses Montefiore - 19th century British financier and philanthropist
Henrietta Szold – Zionist, founder of Hadassah and a leading force in social welfare
Chaim Weizmann - Zionist, chemist and the first President of Israel
Leon Trotsky - Marxist leader, revolutionary and writer
Primo Levi - An Italian survivor from Auschwitz
Leonard Cohen - Canadian poet and singer
Details
- Publication Date
- Jan 2, 2020
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780244242879
- Category
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Jonathan Bergwerk
Specifications
- Pages
- 332
- Binding
- Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- A5 (5.83 x 8.27 in / 148 x 210 mm)