Jewish Lives Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Explore an enthralling appreciation of the monumentally gifted popular artist and cultural icon who challenged Hollywood’s standards of beauty and glamour in “Barbra Streisand: Redefining Beauty, Femininity, and Power” by Neal Gabler: https://t.co/tBr8MqaAFl https://t.co/K9ToRjoGyr

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Who was the real man said to have been the inspiration for Ian Fleming’s iconic James Bond character? Hear from historian Benny Morris, author of "Sidney Reilly: Master Spy," about one of the most colorful spies of the 20th century. via @IntlSpyMuseum https://t.co/V3NBCp7jPu

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Social and political dynamics are all at play in the story of “Walther Rathenau: Weimar’s Fallen Statesman” by Shulamit Volokov: https://t.co/NNrlbgzqZd https://t.co/p6tH9Pptd5

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Emma Goldman scoffed at small labor reforms, seeing them as incompatible with total anti-capitalist revolution. Discover her incendiary ideas in “Emma Goldman: Revolution as a Way of Life” by Vivian Gornick: https://t.co/2uWYiuFX6q https://t.co/avHymPmDNy

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Martin Buber’s philosophical and theological writings, most famously “I and Thou,” made significant contributions to religious and Jewish thought. Explore his life and work in “Martin Buber: A Life of Faith and Dissent” by Paul Mendes-Flohr: https://t.co/cVUDxInBJi https://t.co/qepi2gbL8t

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Sarah Bernhardt often preferred to perform in traditionally male roles, describing them as more intellectual than the characters usually designated for women. Learn more of her story in “Sarah: The Life of Sarah Bernhardt” by Robert Gottlieb: https://t.co/SUWIxHANqo https://t.co/auShMhoaBO

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Explore the life and legacy of Germany's most visceral poet in “Heinrich Heine: Writing the Revolution” by George Prochnik: https://t.co/OU6uVg1zYi https://t.co/kvbr5nrewZ

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Einstein described himself as a "deeply religious nonbeliever." Learn more in “Einstein: His Space and Times” by Steven Gimbel: https://t.co/8Ub6CI4OvJ https://t.co/k2sAV0AwGD

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Harvey Milk—eloquent, charismatic, and a smart-aleck—was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977, but he had not even served a full year in office when he was shot. Learn more in “Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death” by Lillian Faderman: https://t.co/64SQzhv11G https://t.co/geUcL5AlnH

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Proust's doctors considered him a hypochondriac. His attention to the detail of the everyday is part of his literary legacy. Learn more in “Proust: The Search” by Benjamin Taylor: https://t.co/TtCWR3rdH0 https://t.co/Ppb3WlnFI8