Quote of the day
Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.
Sander Gilman

Born: February 21, 1944 (age 81)
Bio: Sander L. Gilman is an American cultural and literary historian, born in New York. He is particularly well known for his contributions to Jewish studies and the history of medicine. He is the author or editor of over eighty books.
Known for:
- The Jew's body (1991)
- Seeing the insane (1982)
- Fat: A Cultural History of Obesity (2008)
- Difference and pathology (1985)
- Jewish Self-Hatred (1986)