Gershom Scholem

Gershom Scholem

male, deceased (1982)
Fellow of the British Academy, Philosopher of Judaism, On Kabbalah and its Symbolism, Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism, Sabbatai Zevi, the Mystical Messiah, IsraelAcademyofSciencesandHumanities…Israel Prize recipient, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Gershom Scholem (December 5, 1897 - February 21, 1982), also known as Gerhard Scholem, was a Jewish philosopher and historian raised in Germany. He...
David Flusser

David Flusser

male, deceased (2000)
New York University, Israeli, hebrew, judaism, torah, historical jesus…Hebrew University of Jerusalem, State of Israel, IsraelAcademyofSciencesandHumanities
David Flusser was the professor of Early Christianity and Judaism of the Second Temple Period at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a member of...
Saul Lieberman

Saul Lieberman

male, deceased (1983)
rabbi, talmud, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, technion, Scholar, haifa…Jewish Theological Seminary Of America, Academy of the Hebrew Language, IsraelAcademyofSciencesandHumanities, American Academy for Jewish Research
Saul Lieberman (1898-1983), also known as The "Gra"sh" ("Gaon Rabbeinu Shaul"), was a rabbi and a scholar of Talmud. He served as Professor of...
Hillel Furstenberg

Hillel Furstenberg

male, 74 years old
Princeton University, University of Minnesota, Israeli, mathematician, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, probability theory…IsraelAcademyofSciencesandHumanities, U.S. National Academy of Sciences
Hillel (Harry) Furstenberg is an Israeli mathematician. He is known for his application of probability theory and ergodic theory methods, to other...
Yohanan Friedmann

Yohanan Friedmann

male
University of Pennsylvania, Islamic studies, African Studies, IsraelAcademyofSciencesandHumanities, Institute for Advanced Study, asian studies…Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam
Yohanan Friedmann 1936-) is an Israeli scholar of Islamic studies. He is Max Schloessinger Professor Emeritus of Islamic Studies at the Hebrew...