Chaim Weizmann: A Biography
In Chaim Weizmann: A Biography, Jehuda Reinharz and Motti Golani show how Weizmann, a leader of the World Zionist Organization who became the first…
Canine Pioneer: The Extraordinary Life of Rudolphina Menzel
Rudolphina Menzel (née Waltuch, 1891–1973), was a Viennese-born, Jewish scientist whose pioneering research on canine psychology, development,…
Sculpting a Life: Chana Orloff between Paris and Tel Aviv
In Sculpting a Life, the first book-length biography of sculptor Chana Orloff (1888-1968), author Paula Birnbaum tells the story of a fiercely…
Defender of the Faithful: The Life and Thought of Rabbi Levi Yitshak of Berdychiv
Defender of the Faithful explores the life and thought of Levi Yitshak of Berdychiv (1740–1809), one of the most fascinating…
The Architect of Genocide: Himmler and the Final Solution
Among the Nazi leaders, Heinrich Himmler was, as Richard Breitman observes in this ground- breaking study, an easy man to underestimate—short, pudgy,…
Mother Ann Lee: Morning Star of the Shakers
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Chaim Weizmann: The Making of a Zionist Leader
In the pantheon of modern Jewish leaders, Chaim Weizmann is a giant. One of the founding fathers of the State of Israel and its first president, he was…
Chaim Weizmann: The Making of a Statesman
This massively researched, deftly written narrative follows Weizmann’s life from the beginning of the First World War through some of his greatest triumphs–the…
