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The philosopher Franz Rosenzweig was born in Kassel in 1886. He studied philosophy and history at universities in Berlin and Freiburg, graduating with a dissertation on "Hegel und Staat" (Hegel and State). During World War I, Franz Rosenzweig volunteered with the Red Cross and served on several fronts in Belgium, Germany, and the Balkans. His dissertation was published in 1920, followed by his best-known work “Der Stern der Erlösung” (The Star of Redemption) in 1921. - Together with Nehemiah A. Nobel, Martin Buber, Erich Fromm, and others, Rosenzweig founded the “Freie Juedische Lehrhaus” in Frankfurt am Main, where he promoted new educational methods based on real life experiences. This institute was open for everyone without regard to denomination, and people were accepted freely without entry exams or references. Teachers included Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, Richard Koch, Eduard Strauss, Ernst Simon, Siegfried Krakauer, and Nahum N. Glatzer. In 1926, Rosenzweig collaborated with Martin Buber on a translation of the Hebrew Bible, “Die Schrift” (The Book). From 1922 on, Rosenzweig suffered from a quickly progressing paralysis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Franz Rosenzweig died in Frankfurt/M in 1929.

The painter Ludwig Jonas was born in Bromberg (Bydgoszcz, Poland) in 1887. During his lifetime, he was an esteemed member of the Berlin Impressionists. He escaped Nazi Germany to Jerusalem via France. Ludwig Jonas died in Jerusalem in 1942.

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Drawing of Franz Rosenzweig by Ludwig Jonas, Leo Baeck Institute, F 3825G.