Einstein's Shadow: A Black Hole, a Band of Astronomers, and the Quest to See the Unseeable

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Kalonymos Family, Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, Isaac Samuel Reggio, Isaac Lampronti, Israel Zolli, Joseph Colon Trabotto, Judah Messer Leon, Azariah Dei Rossi, Sinigaglia Family, Isaac Chayyim Cantarini, Riccardo Pacifici, Elijah Benamozegh, Menahem Azariah Da Fano, Meir Ben Isaac Katzenellenbogen, Hillel of Verona, Obadiah Ben Jacob Sforno, Gedaliah Ibn Yahya Ben Joseph, Jedidiah Norzi, Samuel Judah Katzenellenbogen, Samuel Aboab, Menahem Ben Solomon, Judah Moscato, Samuel Hirsch Margulies, Simone Luzzatto, Castellazzo Family, Menahem Recanati, Samson Morpurgo, Jacob Ben Judah Landau, Judah Ben Eliezer Ha-Levi Minz, Abraham Isaac Castello, Moshe Provençal, Lelio Cantoni, Marco Mortara, Mordecai Ghirondi, Simchah Ben Abraham Calimani, Jehiel Ben Samuel Pisa, Moses Levi Ehrenreich, Moses Chayyim Catalan, Jacob Raphael Saraval, Abraham Ben Judah Minz, Chayyim Moses Ben Isaiah Azriel Cantarini, Joseph Fiametta, Simcha of Rome, Judah Ben Samuel Ha-Kohen Cantarini, Jacob Fano, Eliezer Ben Samuel of Verona, Abraham Ben Solomon Treves, Riccardo Di Segni, Moses Pinheiro, Raphael Isaiah Azulai, Azarya Ben Ephraim Figo, Shabbethai Panzieri, Daniel Ben Judah, Samuel Uziel, Joseph Uziel. Excerpt: Kalonymos or Kalonymus (Hebrew: ) is a prominent Jewish family originally from Lucca, Italy, which, after the settlement at Mainz and Speyer of several of its members, took during many generations a leading part in the development of Jewish learning in Germany. The family is according to many considered the foundation of Hachmei and Hasidei Ashkenaz. The name ought really to be spelled "Kalonymos," as Kalonymus ben Kalonymus and Immanuel of Rome both rime it with words ending in "-mos". The origin of the name, which occurs in Greece, Italy, and Provence, is uncertai... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=16356404