Freedom Starlight: Continuation of the Biographies of Famous Jewish Cultural Figures in the World

Author: Che Cheng'an
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Jewish mothers letting their children kiss the Bible with honey dripped on it—this teaches that books are sweet. Jewish cemeteries often bury books—life has an end, but the pursuit of knowledge is endless. Reading this book allows you to roam through the lofty hall of Jewish culture, understanding the profound meaning of this ancient and troubled nation's remarkable contribution to human civilization: the free and humanistic spirit contained within wisdom. The key themes of this book: justice, faith, social conscience, independent personality, rational critique, free spirit, tolerance, and love, repentance and redemption, integrity, and self-discipline.
In this sequel, Freedom's Starlight—Continuation of the Biographies of Jewish Cultural Figures Around the World, as we record the careers and lives of 75 great minds, we not only maintain the above characteristics but also focus on revealing, from both positive and negative perspectives, the humanistic spirit that intellectuals should uphold—justice, faith, social conscience, independent personality, rational critique, free spirit, tolerance, love, repentance and redemption, integrity, and self-discipline. We aim to provide some inspiration for elevating the humanistic character of Chinese intellectuals, who are often troubled by and desires, and to further advance the transformation of Chinese civilization in the context of globalization. Mr. Yu Qiuwei once said, "Civilization can be a decoration, but civilization has a final direction. It is this final direction that upholds humanity." Indeed, what we wish to explore in this sequel is precisely this final direction of civilization and the ultimate value of intellectuals, who are the inheritors of civilization.