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Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel (January 11, 1907 – December 23, 1972) was a Polish-born American rabbi and one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century.
Abraham Joshua Heschel (January 11, 1907 – December 23, 1972) was a Polish-born American rabbi and one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century.
Abraham Yehudah Khein
Abraham Yehudah Khein was a Hasidic Rabbi in the Ukrainian town Nyezhin and a pacifist anarchist.
Abraham Yehudah Khein was a Hasidic Rabbi in the Ukrainian town Nyezhin and a pacifist anarchist.
Ada Yonath
Ada E. Yonath is an Israeli crystallographer best known for her pioneering work on the structure of the ribosome.
Ada E. Yonath is an Israeli crystallographer best known for her pioneering work on the structure of the ribosome.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Albert Einstein (; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Aletta Jacobs
Aletta Henriëtte Jacobs, better known as Aletta Jacobs (9 February 1854 - 10 August 1929) was the first woman to complete a university course in the Netherlands and the first female physician.
Aletta Henriëtte Jacobs, better known as Aletta Jacobs (9 February 1854 - 10 August 1929) was the first woman to complete a university course in the Netherlands and the first female physician.
Alfred Hermann Fried
Alfred Hermann Fried was an Austrian Jewish pacifist, publicist, journalist, co-founder of the German peace movement, and winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1911.
Alfred Hermann Fried was an Austrian Jewish pacifist, publicist, journalist, co-founder of the German peace movement, and winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1911.
Arthur Lelyveld
Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld (February 6, 1913 - April 15, 1996) was a rabbi within the movement of Reform Judaism.
Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld (February 6, 1913 - April 15, 1996) was a rabbi within the movement of Reform Judaism.
Arthur Waskow
Arthur Ocean Waskow, born Arthur I. Waskow, is an American author, political activist, and rabbi associated with the Jewish Renewal movement.
Arthur Ocean Waskow, born Arthur I. Waskow, is an American author, political activist, and rabbi associated with the Jewish Renewal movement.
Aviv Geffen
Aviv Geffen (אביב גפן, born May 10, 1973) is an Israeli rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, keyboardist and guitarist.
Aviv Geffen (אביב גפן, born May 10, 1973) is an Israeli rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, keyboardist and guitarist.
Eugen Relgis
Eugen D. Relgis (backward reading of Eisig D. Sigler; first name also Eugenio, Eugène or Eugene, last name also Siegler or Siegler Watchel; March 22, 1895 – M...
Eugen D. Relgis (backward reading of Eisig D. Sigler; first name also Eugenio, Eugène or Eugene, last name also Siegler or Siegler Watchel; March 22, 1895 – M...
Eve Ensler
Eve Ensler is an American playwright, performer, feminist and activist, best known for her play The Vagina Monologues.
Eve Ensler is an American playwright, performer, feminist and activist, best known for her play The Vagina Monologues.
Hettie Jones
Hettie Jones (born 1934 as Hettie Cohen) is best-known as the former wife of Amiri Baraka, known as LeRoi Jones at the time of their marriage, but is also a writer herself.
Hettie Jones (born 1934 as Hettie Cohen) is best-known as the former wife of Amiri Baraka, known as LeRoi Jones at the time of their marriage, but is also a writer herself.
Hugo Haase
Hugo Haase (29 September 1863 – 7 November 1919) was a German politician, jurist and pacifist.
Hugo Haase (29 September 1863 – 7 November 1919) was a German politician, jurist and pacifist.
John Rodker
John Rodker was a British writer, modernist poet, and publisher of some of the major modernist figures.
John Rodker was a British writer, modernist poet, and publisher of some of the major modernist figures.
Judah Leon Magnes
Judah Leon Magnes was a prominent Reform rabbi in both the United States and Palestine.
Judah Leon Magnes was a prominent Reform rabbi in both the United States and Palestine.
Kurt Hiller
Kurt Hiller also known as Keith Lurr and Klirr was a German essayist of high stylistic originality and a political journalist from a Jewish family.
Kurt Hiller also known as Keith Lurr and Klirr was a German essayist of high stylistic originality and a political journalist from a Jewish family.
Larry Bensky
Larry Bensky (born May 1, 1937) is a literary and political journalist with more than forty years experience in both print and broadcast media, as well as a teacher and long-time political activist.
Larry Bensky (born May 1, 1937) is a literary and political journalist with more than forty years experience in both print and broadcast media, as well as a teacher and long-time political activist.
Manfred George
Manfred George, born Manfred Georg Cohn, later shortened to Manfred Georg, was a German journalist, author and translator.
Manfred George, born Manfred Georg Cohn, later shortened to Manfred Georg, was a German journalist, author and translator.
Mark Gertler (artist)
Mark Gertler was a British painter of figure subjects, portraits and still-life.
Mark Gertler was a British painter of figure subjects, portraits and still-life.
Martin Buber
Martin Buber was an Austrian-born Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of religious existentialism centered on the distinction between the I-Thou relationship and...
Martin Buber was an Austrian-born Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of religious existentialism centered on the distinction between the I-Thou relationship and...
Michael Lerner (rabbi)
Michael Lerner (born 1943) is a political activist, the editor of Tikkun, a progressive Jewish interfaith magazine based in Berkeley, California, and the rabbi of Beyt Tikkun Synagogue of Sa...
Michael Lerner (born 1943) is a political activist, the editor of Tikkun, a progressive Jewish interfaith magazine based in Berkeley, California, and the rabbi of Beyt Tikkun Synagogue of Sa...
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an American actor best known for starring in a number of film, television, and theater roles since the late 1960s, including the films Ameri...
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an American actor best known for starring in a number of film, television, and theater roles since the late 1960s, including the films Ameri...
Sydney Silverman
Samuel Sydney Silverman (8 October 1895 - 9 February 1968) was a British Labour politician and vocal opponent of capital punishment.
Samuel Sydney Silverman (8 October 1895 - 9 February 1968) was a British Labour politician and vocal opponent of capital punishment.
Tristan Tzara
Tristan Tzara (; ; born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock, also known as S. Samyro; – December 25, 1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist.
Tristan Tzara (; ; born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock, also known as S. Samyro; – December 25, 1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist.
Uri Geller
Uri Geller is a self-proclaimed psychic known for his trademark television performances of spoon bending and other supposed psychic effects.
Uri Geller is a self-proclaimed psychic known for his trademark television performances of spoon bending and other supposed psychic effects.
Wilhelm Stepper-Tristis
Wilhelm Stepper-Tristis (born Wilhelm Stepper; his given name is also rendered as Vily, Vilmos or William; September 3, 1899 – ?) was an Austro-Hungarian, Hungarian and Romania...
Wilhelm Stepper-Tristis (born Wilhelm Stepper; his given name is also rendered as Vily, Vilmos or William; September 3, 1899 – ?) was an Austro-Hungarian, Hungarian and Romania...
Yonassan Gershom
Yonassan Gershom is a Rabbi and writer who was ordained in the Jewish Renewal movement during the 1980s and is now a follower of Breslov Hasidism.
Yonassan Gershom is a Rabbi and writer who was ordained in the Jewish Renewal movement during the 1980s and is now a follower of Breslov Hasidism.