Moses Mendelssohn was an 18th-Century German-Jewish philosopher and a giant in the intellectual growth of European Jewish culture.
Category: Biographical Stories
Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846)
A full-time organizer of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade, Thomas Clarkson spearheaded the Abolitionist movement in Great Britain.
Gustavo Parajón (1935-2011)
Gustavo Parajón was a renown medical aid worker, mediator, peace advocate, and pastor in Nicaragua, most notibly during the Nicaraguan Revolution.
Dom Hélder Câmara (1909-1999)
Dom Hélder Câmara was archbishop of Olinda and Recife during Brazil’s military dictatorship. A liberation theologian, he helped the poor organize for justice.
Bartolomé de las Casas (1484-1566)
Former slave owner Bartolomé de las Casas became a defender of rights for indigenous American peoples during the severe oppression of Spanish colonial rule.