Max Dimont

Max Isaac Dimont (August 12, 1912 – March 25, 1992) was a Finnish American Jewish historian, lecturer, publicist, and writer.

Early life Dimont was born into a Jewish family on August 12, 1912, in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire, one of five children. due to passenger lists on the ship on which they traveled.

Dimont finished high school in Finland, where he learned German. His father, Hyman Dimont, was a merchandise broker and Talmudic scholar, and returned to teaching Hebrew in his later years. Between 1962 and 1994, Jews, God and History sold over 1.5 million copies, was reprinted 17 times, and was translated into six languages. While there, he was the editor of the Edisonian, the company's publication. Ethel finished writing the Jews, God and History revision and published it herself in 1993. He and Ethel lived in Clayton, Missouri, and attended Temple Israel.