All of the following have been consulted in checking and cross-checking the information contained in this Dictionary: Geoffrey Wigoder, The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia (London: W. Any scholar working in Jewish studies owes an enormous debt to those lexicographers who have already published Jewish reference works. Throughout my intention is that this volume should provide the type of information most commonly sought by students and teachers as well as the general reader. As a result, a significant number of Jews engaged in scientific activities, industry, art, sports, literature, business activities and politics - because of their importance, these persons are included as well.
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However, with the destruction of ghetto existence in the 18th and 19th centuries, Jews were free to enter the mainstream of society. Until the period of the Enlightenment Jewish existence centred around the religious tradition: for this reason the majority of those included in this volume contributed to the religious life of the nation. Who are the Jews? This Dictionary of Jewish Biography, which contains brief accounts of nearly 4000 individuals, presents a wide range of Jewish figures - from talmudists to film stars, from poets to theologians, from novelists to kabbalists, from scientists to rabbinic sages - who have made a major contribution to the life and thought of the Jewish people, or who have played an important role in modern history. ISBN 0-8264-6250-2 Typeset by Fakenham Photosetting Limited, Fakenham, Norfolk Printed and bound in Great Britain by MPG Books Ltd, Bodmin, Cornwallĭr Glenda Abramson, University of Oxford Professor Marc Ellis, Baylor University Professor Menahem Kellner, University of Haifa Professor Dovid Katz, University of Vilnius Professor Oliver Leaman, University of Kentucky Professor Norbert Samuelson, Arizona State University First published 2005 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission from the publishers. © Dan Cohn-Sherbok, 2005 All rights reserved.
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