The Jewish 100: A Ranking Of The Most Influential Jews Of All Time / This book ranks the 100 most influential Jews of all time. They changed the way we live and think. A few, however, touched the souls and minds of Jews only, but are important to the world because of their defining presence in Jewish identity.
Some of the Jewish 100 modified their Judaism into something new. Whether their modifications improved life will always generate discussion and argument. Their special examples will prove why examining the influence of the Jewish 100 is so compelling.
This overview is not designed to be reference book. Rather, in the Talmudic tradition of presentation and analysis, the Jewish 100 have been ranked and examined in their order of influence on the world, not just on Jews, and are open for discussion. Not all the Jewish 100 were great and good (though most were), but all altered conventions or directed society into what they viewed as righteousness, seeking to improve life not only for their minority but for all of God's children.The 100 Jews who have most influenced history -- Moses, Einstein, Gertrude Stein, Henry Kissinger, Bob Dylan, and more -- with rankings, photos and detailed biographies.
