"Gershom Scholem (Hebrew: \u05D2\u05E8\u05E9\u05DD \u05E9\u05DC\u05D5\u05DD) (December 5, 1897 \u2013 February 21, 1982), also known as Gerhard Scholem, was a Jewish philosopher and historian raised in Germany. He is widely regarded as the founder of the modern, academic study of Kabbalah, becoming the first Professor of Jewish Mysticism at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem."@en . "Gershom Scholem (Hebrew: \u05D2\u05E8\u05E9\u05DD \u05E9\u05DC\u05D5\u05DD) (December 5, 1897 \u2013 February 21, 1982), also known as Gerhard Scholem, was a Jewish philosopher and historian raised in Germany. He is widely regarded as the founder of the modern, academic study of Kabbalah, becoming the first Professor of Jewish Mysticism at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Scholem is best known for his collection of lectures, Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism (1941) and for his biography Sabbatai Zevi, the Mystical Messiah (1973). His collected speeches and essays, published as On Kabbalah and its Symbolism (1965), helped to spread knowledge of Jewish mysticism among non-Jews."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Gershom Scholem"@en . . .