Moses Montefiore was a famous 19th-Century British Jewish philanthropist who used his wealth to advocate for fair treatment of religious minorities.
Category: Judaism
Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786)
Moses Mendelssohn was an 18th-Century German-Jewish philosopher and a giant in the intellectual growth of European Jewish culture.
Bruce Feiler (b. 1964)
Bruce Feiler is a freelance journalist and writer of spiritual travelogues. He has written two books drawing connections between the three Abrahamic faiths.
Victor Luitpold Berger (1860-1929)
Victor Luitpold Berger was a nonviolent Socialist activist who was elected into Congress in 1910. He was indicted under the Espionage Act for anti-militaristic views. The case against him was eventually overturned by the Supreme Court.
Siegfried Sassoon
Siegfried Sassoon was a leading British WWI poet who used stark realism to describe the horror and misery of the war. He also greatly influenced the writings of Wilfred Owen.