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Dr. Ruth Westheimer

Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer is a psychosexual therapist who pioneered the field of media therapy. She teaches at Yale University, where she is a fellow at Calhoun College, and Princeton University, where she is a fellow at Butler College. She is also an adjunct professor at NYU and a fellow of the New York Academy of Medici....[more]

Daniel Boyarin

Joan Campion

Julius Lester

Writer, professor, and photographer Julius Lester was born in St. Louis, Missouri on January 27, 1939. He received a B.A. in English from Fisk University in 1960. Lester's photographs from the civil rights movement era have been exhibited by the Smithsonian Institution and are part of Howard University's permanent coll....[more]

Mildred C. Nitzberg

MILDRED NITZBERG Mildred Nitzberg has served on the Board and the Executive Board of the Holocaust Documentation and Education Center in Hollywood, Florida since its inception in 1981. The Center records and documents the oral histories of Holocaust survivors and educates young people so that they are aware of the....[more]

Ozzie Nogg

Samuel P Oliner

Dr. Samuel P. Oliner (Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley) is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Humboldt State University, and Founder and Director of the Altruistic Personality and Prosocial Behavior Institute. He is Founding Editor of the Humboldt Journal of Social Relations, an international peer-reviewed ....[more]

Joel Samberg

My new book is called "Grandpa Had a Long One: Personal Notes on the Life, Career & Legacy of Benny Bell." Please check it out at http://www.bennybellbook.webs.com. Also watch our YouTube video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSC-iHVl13A. I have written articles, columns and essays for dozens of magazines and ne....[more]

Saul Silas Fathi

I am a Sephardic Jew born in Baghdad. Escaped at age 10 to Israel, through Iran. I have retired and authored 2 books: 1. Full Circle: Escape from Baghdad and the return 2. History of the Jews and Israel Please go to my website at www.saulsilasfathi.com read the stories and see the hundreds of photos and links....[more]

Daniel Soyer

Lesley Sussman

As you can see by the picture, this author prefers sleeping with his dog than writing. He's written more than 20 books -- none have made him rich or gotten him anywhere-- so he has opted these days for napping rather than writing. When awake, Les counts m&ms to give him something to do. However, if you do know an ....[more]

Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt (October 14, 1906 – December 4, 1975) was German Jewish self-described political theorist. She is considered by many to be one of the most influential political philosophers of the twentieth century. Arendt’s subject matter revolved around political theory, modernity, and the philosophy of history. She....[more]

Chaim Potok

Joseph Roth

Isaac Bashevis Singer

Cornel West

Biography & Autobiography, Body, Mind & Spirit, Business & Economics, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Self-help, Social Science

African-American writer, educator, and activist Cornell West was educated at both Harvard and Princeton University, where he earned both his M. A. and Ph.D. West has served as the W. E. B. DuBois Lecturer at Harvard University and is currently a professor at Harvard University. West wrote Race Matters and Restoring Hop....[more]