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 characterÕs 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 Ð IsraelÕs 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