Quote of the day
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
Salo Wittmayer Baron
Born: May 26, 1895
Died: November 25, 1989 (aged 94)
Bio: Salo Wittmayer Baron was an American historian, described as "the greatest Jewish historian of the 20th century". Baron taught at Columbia University from 1930 until his retirement in 1963.
Known for:
- The Jewish community (1942)
- Modern nationalism and religion (1947)








