Da Berlino a Gerusalemme

Here an older man, one possessing a prodigious memory—for names, faces, arguments, publishers of books, and even addresses—looks back at his younger self and describes how he came to be a renowned man, living in a place that was conceptually as far from home as can be traced on a map. It was a place Leggi tutto

A must-read for everyone who is interested in 20th century Jewish intellectual history, in German Jewish history, or in the life of Zionist intellectuals in the early 20th century, who later became the leading intellectuals of Israel, just like Scholem himself. This autobiographical account by Schol Leggi tutto

Ultimo libro dato alle stampe da Scholem in cui, sotto forma di autobiografia, egli racconta del suo viaggio fisico da Berlino, dove ha trascorso l'infanzia, a Gerusalemme, dove è approdato perché fortemente lo desiderava. Il viaggio è, però, per lo scrittore (e per il lettore) soprattutto di consap Leggi tutto

I liked reading this a lot. Lots of great details about daily life, conventions, how much things cost, the settings in which people share and come by the ideas that affect them, etc. that aren’t always easy to come by. He has a funny way of rendering character sketches that allows them to be witheri Leggi tutto

A sort of cross between a "Books in My Life" and "Encounters," Herr Scholem's book deals with the intellectual development of a young German-Jew and his studies of all branches of Judaica, as well as his own burgeoning Zionism. There are autobiographical moments within the book, that describe typica Leggi tutto

Storico, filosofo, filologo, in generale erudito, Gershom Scholem è stato uno dei maggiori rappresentanti della cultura ebraica nel XX secolo. Soprattutto, uno dei promotori della sua ri-attualizzazione durante l’epoca più difficile della storia contemporanea. Il suo percorso di vita è di per sé ese Leggi tutto

Important Jewish philosopher wrote a nice autobiography allowing to understand the history of Germany in the first half of 20 century, through the eyes of a Jew from Munich. Easy and pleasant reading.

This book covers German Jewish family life prior to the First World War. You will not find this information in a history book. Gershom grew up in a non-observant middle class family and was a disappointment to his father because he studied math and languages. He was a Zionist and emigrated to Israel Leggi tutto

In interesting journey into the life of a young scholar in Germany in the 1910s and 20s. Scholem was from a Jewish family that was about to assimilate. His own predilection was for mathematics, study of the Kaballah and Zionism. I found this to be an enjoyable read for the insight gained into this i Leggi tutto