Quote of the day
The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilized men.
Leo Baeck

Born: May 23, 1873
Died: November 2, 1956 (aged 83)
Bio: Leo Baeck was a 20th-century German rabbi, scholar and theologian. He served as leader of Liberal Judaism in his native country and internationally, and later represented all German Jews during the Nazi era. After the war, he settled in London, U.K.