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Martin Buber

German religious philosopher

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German rabbi

Naḥmanides

Spanish scholar and rabbi

Baʿal Shem Ṭov

Polish rabbi

Shabbetai Tzevi

Jewish pseudo-messiah

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German scholar

Meir Of Rothenburg

Jewish rabbi and scholar

Jacob Israel Emden

Danish rabbi

Gershom ben Judah

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Joseph Gikatilla

Spanish Kabbalist

Christian David Ginsburg

British biblical scholar

Moses ben Jacob Cordovero

Jewish mystic

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

German-born American author

Moritz Lazarus

philosopher and psychologist

Josel of Rosheim

German Jewish advocate

Samuel Holdheim

German rabbi

Hans Frank

German politician and jurist

Ernest Renan

French scholar

Rudolf Otto

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