Audacious Jewish Lives Vol. 3

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. Moses - The leader of the Biblical Israelites. Paul of Tarsus - 1st century Jew who helped create Christianity Maimonides - The most important medieval Jewish scholar Gracia Mendes Nasi - Medieval businesswoman and philanthropist Moses Montefiore - 19th century British financier and philanthropist Henrietta Szold - Zionist founder of Hadassah and a leading force in social welfare Chaim Weizmann - Zionist chemist and the first President of Israel Leon Trotsky - Marxist leader revolutionary and writer Primo Levi - An Italian survivor from Auschwitz Leonard Cohen - Canadian poet and singer