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Michael Freund (other)
Michael Freund may refer to: * Michael Freund (historian) (1902–1972), German historian and professor at the University of Kiel * Michael Freund (activist), founder and chairman of the Jewish organization Shavei Israel {{Hndis, Freund, Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Freund (historian)
Michael Freund (1902–1972) was a German historian and professor at the University of Kiel. Freund's view was that Louis Napoleon was the only real revolutionist in 1848. Freund wrote, "After the solemn republican respectability of 1848 it seemed that only with the Napoleonic experiment did a great revolutionary élan appear on the stage of history". "The state created by Napoleon was anti-socialist, but it was not the laissez-faire state of capitalism. The social ideals of the disciples of Saint-Simon were given by Napoleon, for the first time, a military and authoritarian aspect."''Liberalism and the Challenge of Fascism, Social Forces in England and France (1815-1870)'', J. Salwyn Schapiro, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., NY, 1949. pg 328. Writings * ''Die Idee der Toleranz im England der großen Revolution.'', PhD Halle 1927. * ''Oliver Cromwell. Biographische Skizze'', Lübeck 1933. * ''Napoleon III. Eine Betrachtung zur Krise der Democratie in Frankreich'', ''Deutsche Zei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Freund (activist)
Michael Freund () is an American-born Israeli political activist and non-profit executive who advocates on behalf of individuals and communities with Jewish ancestry, including descendants of the Lost tribes of Israel, crypto-Jews, hidden Jews and Jews forcibly assimilated under Communist rule, and seeks to assist them to reconnect with their roots. With this aim in mind, he founded the organization Shavei Israel in 2004. He is also a veteran syndicated columnist and feature writer for The Jerusalem Post Childhood and education Freund grew up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and attended the Ramaz School and Princeton. He spent a post-college year in Israel, studying in a yeshiva and working part-time for the concert pianist and journalist David Bar-Illan, who at the time was the Oped Editor of the Jerusalem Post. Freund returned to New York and was appointed at the age of 23 to be the speechwriter and assistant to the Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, then went on to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |