History : Genealogy

Learn more about 100 Most Influential Jews of all times - from Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud to Albert Einstein and Woody Allen. Their life, views, and careers illustrated with drawings and photographs. Features.:.; Fully illustrated with drawings and photographs.; Navigate from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases.; Written in clear and concise English.; Designed for optimal navigation on PDA, Smartphone, Tablet, and desktop devices.; Formatted to display on all electronic devices including Smartphones and Mobile Devices with a small display. Table of Contents.:.; Philosophers & Theologians.; Scientists.; Writers.; Musicians.; Politicians/Leaders/Public Figures.; Artists.; Fashion designers.; Performance Artists.; Sport. Philosophers & Theologians. Hillel (ca. 70 B.C.E.-10 C.E.) - theologian and religious leader, the founder. of a dynasty of Sages. Philo of Alexandria (Philo Judaeus) (20 B.C.E.-40 C.E.) - hellenized Jewish. philosopher born in Alexandria, Egypt, included in his philosophy both Greek. philosophy and Judaism. Flavius Josephus (ca.38-ca.100 C.E.) - historian, recorded the Destruction of. Jerusalem. Rashi (1040-1105) - rabbinical commentator. Maimonides (1135-1204) - rabbi, physician, and philosopher in Spain, Morocco. and Egypt during the Middle Ages. Isaac Luria (1534-1572) - kabbalist. Baruch de Spinoza (1632-1677) - Dutch philosopher of Jewish origin, considered. one of the great rationalists of 17th-century philosophy and one of the definitive. ethicists. The Baal Shem Tov (1700-1790) - religious reformer, mystical rabbi considered. to be the founder of Hasidic Judaism. Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786) - German Jewish philosopher attributed with the. renaissance of European Jews. Karl Marx (1818-1883) - philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary. Sigmund Freud (1856-1936) - neurologist and psychiatrist, commonly referred. to as "the father of psychoanalysis". Henri-Louis Bergson (1859-1941) - philosopher, interested in metaphys more...

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A four-year diary of the author, which takes the reader through the frustrating and all consuming obsession of tracing one's family history. more...

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This classic dictionary explains the origins of over 16,000 names in current English use. It will be a source of fascination to everyone with an interest in names and their history. more...

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The Genetic Strand is the story of a writer's investigation, using DNA science, into the tale of his family's origins. National Book Award winner Edward Ball has turned his probing gaze on the microcosm of the human genome, and not just any human genome -- that of his slave-holding ancestors. What is the legacy of such a family history, and can DNA say something about it? more...

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This book contains the papers delivered at sessions organised by the Genealogy and Local History Section at the annual conferences of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) between 2001 and 2005; many of these are updated versions of the original presentations. A wide range of significant issues and trends in historical and family research is covered. The authors, all experts in their own fields, address those engaged in delivering genealogy and local history services in libraries, archives and museums across the world. Moreover, they focus on the growing army of enthusiasts directly engaged in tracing their own ancestral and local history. Several papers give useful hints on how various resources can be used to further personal research. These include the exciting opportunities offered by the digitisation of primary resources and by the impact of the powerful new technology, among other things now on offer through DNA profiling. more...

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