Ocupation: Philosopher
Life: September 20, 1899 - October 18, 1973
Birthday: September 20
Death: October 18
The Jewish people and their fate are the living witness for the absence of redemption. This, one could say, is the meaning of the chosen people; the Jews are chosen to prove the absence of redemption.
source: Leo Strauss (2012). “Jewish Philosophy and the Crisis of Modernity: Essays and Lectures in Modern Jewish Thought”, p.327, SUNY Press
topic: Fate, People, Redemption