1923 CE:  KHALIL GIBRAN WRITES THE PROPHET

Boston: His classic work, written in English, is composed of

26 poetic essays.

Khalil, a Lebanese–American artist, philosopher and writer, was born in 1883 in a Maronite Christian town in what is now northern Lebanon. The family crossed the Atlantic and settled in Boston’s South End in mid–1895.

From his work Sand and Foam (1926):

“Half of what I say is meaningless,
But I say it, so that the other half may reach you.”

 

1924 CE:  SPERTUS COLLEGE FOUNDED

Illinois: The College specializes in providing graduate programs primarily in Jewish studies, for adult learners. It is affiliated with the Asher Library.

 

1924 CE:  “TECHNION”

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology – founded

Located in Haifa; it was originally founded by German–Jewish immigrants.

Funded initially by the German–Jewish fund, Ezra. Originally its classes were taught in German. The school switched to Hebrew post–WWI.

(Note: There are probably more Nobel laureates connected with the Technion, than there are with many continents.)