From the Ghetto to the Main: The Story of the Jews of Montreal

KING, Joe

Schumann, Johanne

Montreal Jewish Publication Society

<p>The Jewish Contribution to the Modern World is the The story of the extraordinary post-emancipation, Jewish participation in the shaping of 20th and 21st Century civilization. In this highly informative and readable volume, an impressive array of Jewish talent and creativity is presented. Award-winning journalist, Joe King of Montreal, profiles some 250 brilliant Jews, spelling out the immense and disproportionate influence they have had on shaping the world in which we live. Get acquainted with some of the world’s greatest Jews, including: Albert Einstein, who was probably the greatest scientist of the century Sigmund Freud, whose supreme achievement was his introduction of psychoanalysis as a way to treat neurotic disorders Paul Ehrlich, the father of chemotherapy Al Gross, who invented the walkie-talkie, the beeper and hand-held wireless communication devices Karl Marx, who was like an Israeli prophet of old in crying out on behalf of the downtrodden Charles Darwin, the man who offered the world his theories on evolution and natural selection</p>

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From the Ghetto to the Main: The Story of the Jews of Montreal

The Jewish Contribution to the Modern World