The Ashkenazi Revolution

305GaonGaon originally referred in AncientHebrew to arrogance and haughty pride (Amos 6:8). But later became knownas pride in general: whether good or bad ('Pride [of]'; Late medieval andmodern Hebrew for 'genius'). Today it may refer to: One of the Geonim, thatis to say the heads of the two major academies, at Pumbedita and Sura, andlater in Baghdad, during the period 589-1040. Prominent Geonim are:Amram GaonHai GaonSaadia GaonSherira GaonYehudai GaonSamuel ben HofniGershom SchockenGershom GustavSchocken (September 29, 1912 – December 20, 1990) was an Israelijournalist and politician who was editor of Haaretz for more than 50 years anda member of the Knesset for the Progressive Party between 1955 and 1959.Geulah CohenGeulah Cohen (born December25,1925) is an Israeli former Irgun and Lehi member, politician, and journalist.Geulah Cohen was born in Tel Aviv during the British Mandate of Palestine. Shestudied at the Levinsky Teachers Seminary, and earned a master's degree inJewish Studies, Philosophy, Literature and Bible at the Hebrew University ofJerusalem. In 1942 she joined the Irgun, and moved to Lehi the following year.A radio announcer for the group, she was arrested by the British authoritiesin 1946. She was imprisoned in Bethlehem, but escaped from jail in 1947. Shewas also editor of the Lehi newspaper Youth Front. After Israeliindependence in 1948, she contributed to Sulam, a monthly magazinepublished by former Lehi leader Israel Eldad.GideonAvraham T'homi (born as 'Zilberg',1903–1991) was a noted Jewish militant, and a key figure in the history ofthe Hebrew National Military Organization and allegedly in the killing of Jacob Israëlde Haan. His nickname in the Irgun was 'Gideon'.GolemIn Jewish folklore, a golem is ananimated anthropomorphic being, created entirely from inanimate matter. Theword was used to mean an amorphous, unformed material in Psalms and