Arthur Szyk (1894 - 1951)
Arthur Szyk was a an artist, a book illustrator, a stage designer and a caricaturist. He was born in Lodz Poland, and showed an early talent for drawing. His parents sent him to study art in Paris when he was a young teenager. His artwork contained contemporary characters and themes, though he also liked illustrating Biblical stories.
In 1914, Szyk made a special trip to Palestine to observe first hand the work of the settlers who would found a Jewish state.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt (October 14, 1906 – December 4, 1975)
Hannah Arendt was a German American political theorist. Arendt researched and wrote about the nature of power, and the subjects of politics, authority, and totalitarianism.
Short Biography Hannah Arendt was born in what is now Hanover, Germany in 1906. Her parents were secular Jews. She studied Philosophy at the University of Marburg, where she is said to have had a stormy love affair with her professor Martin Heidegger. She
Hannah Arendt was a German American political theorist. Arendt researched and wrote about the nature of power, and the subjects of politics, authority, and totalitarianism.
Short Biography Hannah Arendt was born in what is now Hanover, Germany in 1906. Her parents were secular Jews. She studied Philosophy at the University of Marburg, where she is said to have had a stormy love affair with her professor Martin Heidegger. She
Friday, May 13, 2011
Emile Berliner
Emile Berliner (May 20, 1851 – August 3, 1929)
Inventor of the Grammophone and Other Things
Emile Berliner was born in Hanover Germany in 1851. He emigrated to the United States in 1870. He became a citizen of the U.S. in 1881.
One of Berliner's early inventions was an improved telephone transmitter. It was one of the first type of microphone. Berliner worked for the Bell Telephone company for about 6 years. Afterward he became a private researcher.
Berliner's first patent
Inventor of the Grammophone and Other Things
Emile Berliner was born in Hanover Germany in 1851. He emigrated to the United States in 1870. He became a citizen of the U.S. in 1881.
One of Berliner's early inventions was an improved telephone transmitter. It was one of the first type of microphone. Berliner worked for the Bell Telephone company for about 6 years. Afterward he became a private researcher.
Berliner's first patent
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Florence Kahn; Jewish American Lawmaker
Florence Kahn
Florence Prag Kahn (November 9, 1866 – November 16, 1948) was an American teacher and politician. In 1925 she became the first Jewish woman to serve in the United States Congress. She was only the fifth woman to serve in Congress, and the second from California. Mae Nolan, from San Francisco was the first. Like Nolan, Kahn took the seat in the House of Representatives when her husband, Congressman Julius Kahn, died. Rather than just fill his term, Florence Kahn
Florence Prag Kahn (November 9, 1866 – November 16, 1948) was an American teacher and politician. In 1925 she became the first Jewish woman to serve in the United States Congress. She was only the fifth woman to serve in Congress, and the second from California. Mae Nolan, from San Francisco was the first. Like Nolan, Kahn took the seat in the House of Representatives when her husband, Congressman Julius Kahn, died. Rather than just fill his term, Florence Kahn
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