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Gershom Scholem
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German-Israeli philosopher (1897–1982)

Also known as: Gerhard Scholem, Gerschom Scholem, Gershom Gerhard Scholem, Гершом Шолем, غرشوم شوليم, 게르숌 숄렘

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Known works

  • Sabbatai Ṣevi (1973)
  • Correspondence of Hannah Arendt and Gershom Scholem
  • アーレント=ショーレム往復書簡
  • On Jews and Judaism in crisis (1976)
  • Walter Benjamin : the story of a friendship (2002)