Great Jewish personalities in ancient and medieval times.
Series: The B'nai B'rith great books series,; [v.1]
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
Published: 1959
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
Subjects: Jews -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: Synopsis: Biographical and historical essays about Moses, King Davis, Jeremiah the Prophet, Philo of Alexandria, Akiba, Saadia, Judah Halevi, Moses Maimonides, Rashi, Don Isaac Abravanel, The Baal Shem Tov, and Vilna Gaon.
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
Table of contents: title: Moses / Orlinsky; title: David the King / Cohen; title: Jeremiah the prophet / Noveck; title: Philo of Alexandria / Goodenough; title: Akiba / Finkelstein; title: Saadia / Weiss-Rosmarin; title: Judah Halevi / Minkin; title: Moses Maimonides / Baron; title: Rashi / Blumenfield; title: Don Isaac Abravanel / Minkin; title: "The Baal Shem Tov" / Newman; title: Vilna Gaon / Waxman.