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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458877003321

Autore

Cohn-Sherbok Dan

Titolo

Dictionary of Jewish biography [[electronic resource] /] / Dan Coh-Sherbok

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2005

ISBN

1-282-71065-6

9786612710650

1-4411-9784-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (383 p.)

Disciplina

296.0922

920.009294

920/.009294

Soggetti

Jews

Judaism - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Maps; Advisors; Preface; Chronology; Historical Background; Glossary; List of Entries; The Dictionary

Sommario/riassunto

From Abraham to Saul Bellow, from Moses Maimonides to Woody Allen, from the Baal Shem Tov to Albert Einstein, this comprehensive dictionary of Jewish biographies provides a first point of entry into the fascinating richness of the Jewish heritage. Modelled on the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Christian Biography (Continuum 2001) and with the advice of leading Jewish scholars, the Dictionary of Jewish Biography provides a rapid reference to those Jewish men and women who have, over the last four thousand years, contributed to the life of the Jewish people and the history of the Jewish religion