
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.
Jacob - The most successful biblical patriarch
Naomi - The heroine of the biblical Book of Ruth
King Solomon - The second monarch of Judah and Israel
Akiva ben Yosef - The leading 1st century Rabbi and martyr
Theodor Herzl - The journalist, writer and inspiration of modern political Zionism
Franz Kafka - A literary genius of the 20th century
Marc Chagall - The most famous Jewish artist of the 20th century
Golda Meir – Israel’s fourth Prime Minister
Isaiah Berlin - The liberal philosopher and one of the finest minds of the 20th century
Leonard Bernstein - The American composer, conductor and pianist
Details
- Publication Date
- Jan 2, 2020
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780244842871
- Category
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Jonathan Bergwerk
Specifications
- Pages
- 264
- Binding
- Paperback
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- A5 (5.83 x 8.27 in / 148 x 210 mm)