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Historical Epoch · 1880 CE – 1945 CE
Modern Period, 1880–1945
העת החדשה, 1880–1945
Mass migrations to America, birth of political Zionism, explosion of science and culture, and the tragedy of the Holocaust.
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George Gershwin
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Classical Music & Composition whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Marc Chagall
1887 – 1985Russian and French artist (1887–1985)
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Amedeo Modigliani
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Visual Art, Architecture & Design whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Mark Rothko
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Visual Art, Architecture & Design whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Billy Wilder
1906 – 2002Austrian and American filmmaker (1906–2002)
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Stanley Kubrick
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Film, Television & Production whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Woody Allen
1935 – LivingAmerican filmmaker, actor and writer (born 1935)
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Sandy Koufax
1935 – LivingAmerican baseball player (born 1935)
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Simon Wiesenthal
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Activism, Humanitarianism & Feminism whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Mordecai Kaplan
1881 – 1983Lithuanian American rabbi (1881–1983)
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Otto Bauer
1881 – 1938Austrian socialist politician (1881–1938)
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Lev Kamenev
1883 – 1936Russian revolutionary and Soviet politician (1883–1936)
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Grigory Zinoviev
1883 – 1936Russian revolutionary and Soviet politician (1883–1936)
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Max Fleischer
1883 – 1972American animator and inventor (1883–1972)
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George de Hevesy
1885 – 1966Hungarian radiochemist (1885–1966)
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Yosef Sprinzak
1885 – 1959Israeli politician (1885–1959)
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Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi
1886 – 1979Israeli author and educator (1886–1979)
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Berl Katznelson
1887 – 1944Jewish intellectual (1887–1944)
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Chico Marx
1887 – 1961American comedian (1887–1961)
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Yitzhak Sadeh
1890 – 1952Israeli general (1890–1952)
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Boris Pasternak
1890 – 1960Russian and Soviet writer (1890–1960)
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Groucho Marx
1890 – 1977American comedian (1890–1977)
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Zvi Yehuda Kook
1891 – 1982Religious zionist leader (1891–1982)
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Eliezer Kaplan
1891 – 1952Israeli politician (1891-1952)
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David Sarnoff
1891 – 1971American businessman (1891–1971)
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Eliyahu Golomb
1893 – 1945Founder and commander of the Haganah (1893–1945)
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Jack Benny
1894 – 1974American comedic entertainer (1894–1974)
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Max Horkheimer
1895 – 1973German philosopher and sociologist (1895–1973)
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Moshe Feinstein
1895 – 1986Belarusian-born American Orthodox rabbi (1895–1986)
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Nahum Goldmann
1895 – 1982Founder and president of the World Jewish Congress (1895–1982)
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
1897 – 1957Austrian-born American composer and conductor (1897–1957)
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Abba Ahimeir
1897 – 1962Russian-born Revisionist Zionist leader (1897–1962)
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Gershom Scholem
1897 – 1982Israeli philosopher and historian (1897–1982)
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George Szell
1897 – 1970Classical conductor and composer (1897–1970)
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Isidor Isaac Rabi
1898 – 1988American physicist (1898–1988)
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Leo Strauss
1899 – 1973American political philosopher (1899–1973)
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