Simone Weil
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Simone Adolphine Weil was a French philosopher, mystic, political activist and labourer. Despite her short life, her ideas concerning religion, spirituality and politics have remained widely influenti
Weil in 1943
Weil with her father
Weil at age 13, during a family holiday to Belgium.
Leon Trotsky, for whom Weil arranged a period of residence at her parents' apartment in Paris in December 1933. Weil was one of the rare few who appeared to hold her own with the Red Army founder.
The history of the Jews in Alsace is one of the oldest in Europe. It was first attested to in 1165 by Benjamin of Tudela, who wrote about a "large number of learned men" in "Astransbourg"; and it is a
Simone Weil
…life, her ideas concerning religion, spirituality and politics have remained widely influential in contemporary philosophy. She was born in Paris to an Alsatian Jewish family. Her elder brother, André, would later become a renowned mathematician. After her graduation from formal education, Weil became a teacher. She…
A stone plaque commemorating a donation to a synagogue in Strasbourg in the 12th century
A kettle full of Jews (with white, pointed hats) burning in hell, an illustration from the 12th century Hortus deliciarum
Degradation of Alfred Dreyfus, January 5, 1895
Synagogue du Quai Kléber, Strasbourg, inaugurated in 1898, burnt and razed by the Nazis in 1940–1941