Ben Hecht:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/ben-hecht
.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ben-Hecht
.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hecht
.
Apparently he was widely touted, his voice/ideas given prominence/amplified so that he could be an influencer of the time.
Hecht's zionism was influenced by Peter Bergson, aka Hillel Kook (not a typo):
Ben Hecht:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/ben-hecht
.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ben-Hecht
.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hecht
.
Apparently he was widely touted, his voice/ideas given prominence so that he could be an influencer of the time.
Hecht's zionism was influenced by Peter Bergson, aka Hillel Kook (not a typo):
Ben Hecht:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/ben-hecht
.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ben-Hecht
.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hecht
.
Apparently he was widely touted, his voice/ideas given prominence so that he could be an influencer of the time.
Ben Hecht:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/ben-hecht
.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ben-Hecht
.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hecht
.
Interesting that Wiki has him listed as attending HS in NYC while Britannica has it as Racine. Curiouser and curiouser...
Ben Hecht:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/ben-hecht
.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ben-Hecht
.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hecht
.
Interesting that Wiki has him listed as being born in NYC while Britannica has it as Racine. Curiouser and curiouser...
Ben Hecht:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/ben-hecht
.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ben-Hecht
.