Audacious Jewish Lives Volume 5

By Jonathan Bergwerk

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0244883173
• ISBN13: 9780244883171
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Jonathan Bergwerk
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"