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Shimon Lev (Low) ((ヘブライ語:שמעון לב); born August 1, 1962) is an Israeli multidisciplinary artist, writer, photographer, curator and researcher in the fields of Indian Studies, art and literature, religion, and travel. Lev is the author of "Soulmates", the story of Mahatma Gandhi and Hermann Kallenbach (Orient BlackSwan, 2012), the first comprehensive study analyzing the unique and enigmatic relationship between Gandhi and his closest intimate friend and supporter, Hermann Kallenbach, in the context of his developing in his formative years in South Africa, and in the understanding of his relationship to the Zionist movement.〔()〕〔(A review ) on the book at thebookreviewindia.org〕 ''The Hindu'' found it "insightful" and "a valuable addition to Gandhi studies for the historian". In particular the book debunks the idea that Gandhi and Kallenbach had a homosexual relationship. Following the publication of the unique relationships between Gandhi and Kallenbach in "Soulmates", The Government of Lithuania decided to put a statue of the two men in the city of Rusnė in the republic. Lev also wrote "Vesheyodea Lishol" (Hebrew for "And He who Knows how to Ask", Xargol Publisher, Israel 1998), which is a collection of life stories of people who abandoned the Jewish Orthodox religion, written in a form of monologues. ==Education== Shimon Lev studied Photography at the Hadassah College, Jerusalem (graduated 1988). He earned B.A. and M.A. Degree (Cum Laude), Faculty of Humanities (2010), the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is now (2014) working on his Ph.D., about the cultural and political connections between the Jewish and Indian worlds. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shimon Lev」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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