In Fifty Jewish Messiahs, these Jewish Messiahs are remembered, and now their forgotten stories - whether humorous, bizarre, tragic or solemn - are finally told.
*The Messiah who killed the Pope
*The Messiah who was saved from the Inquisition when the Pope hid him in the Vatican
*The Messiah who demanded that his head be cut off in order to prove his immortality
*The Messiah who defied the Holy Roman Emperor
*The 17th century Messiah whose followers continued their secret society into the 20th century
*And to contemporary times and the story of the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and how he inspired a passionate and devoted following.
Above all, Fifty Jewish Messiahs examines humanity, not divinity, and history rather than theology. Taken together, these intriguing stories paint a vivid portrait of the universal and timeless human need for optimism, and hope in a better future.