Sages and Dreamers

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"Wiesel's lectures [have] helped Jews and non-Jews alike to recapture a knowledge of, and reverence for, the religious past. Sages and Dreamers is a treasure trove of fascinating information." —The Philadelphia Inquirer
A magnificent journey through Jewish history and memory. Sages and Dreamers includes twenty-five inspiring and vivid portraits of some of the greatest figures in the Jewish tradition. In presenting these figures, Wiesel's unparalleled gift,for storytelling brings them to life—not simply as good or evil, saints or sinners, but in all their humanity, with the complex balance, of strength and weakness that reminds us how real and how relevant these men and women are to our lives today. Why did Jephthah agree to kill his only daughter? Was King Solomon "strong or weak, hungry for power or for wisdom"? How can we explain Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon's collaboration with the Romans? In exploring questions such as these, Elie Wiesel leads us toward... Tovább

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i Religión/Judaica ¦
"Wiesel's lectures [have] helped Jews and non-Jews alike to recapture a knowledge of, and reverence for, the religious past. Sages and Dreamers is a treasure trove of fascinating information." —The Philadelphia Inquirer
A magnificent journey through Jewish history and memory. Sages and Dreamers includes twenty-five inspiring and vivid portraits of some of the greatest figures in the Jewish tradition. In presenting these figures, Wiesel's unparalleled gift,for storytelling brings them to life—not simply as good or evil, saints or sinners, but in all their humanity, with the complex balance, of strength and weakness that reminds us how real and how relevant these men and women are to our lives today. Why did Jephthah agree to kill his only daughter? Was King Solomon "strong or weak, hungry for power or for wisdom"? How can we explain Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon's collaboration with the Romans? In exploring questions such as these, Elie Wiesel leads us toward timeless values and truths, shedding light on the universal out of the particularity of the Jewish experience. Together these portraits form a compelling panorama of mankind's history, beliefs, and aspirations and remind us all of the importance of remembering our common spiritual heritage.
"A beautiful, deeply absorbing distillation of the best in Hebraic lore and commentary." —Milwaukee Journal
"A volume that will, no doubt, quickly take its place on the bookshelf of classic Jewish storytelling Sa^es and Dreamers brings the centuries to life again." —Chicago Tribune
Elie Wiesel received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. He is Andrew Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the author of more than thirty books. He lives in New York City. Vissza