Gershom Scholem (December 5, 1897 - February 21, 1982), also known as Gerhard Scholem, was a Jewish philosopher and historian raised in Germany. He is widely regarded as the modern founder of the scholarly study of Kabbalah, becoming the first Professor of Jewish Mysticism at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Scholem is best known for his collection of lectures, "Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism" (1941) and for his biography "Sabbatai Zevi, … Wikipedia
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