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Avraham Grossman (Hebrew: אברהם גרוסמן; 10 March 1936 – 27 March 2024) was an Israeli historian and professor in the Jewish history department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, [1] recipient of the 2003 Israel Prize for his contributions to Jewish history. [2]
Avraham Grossman was born on 10 March 1936, in Tiberias, and grew up in Mishmar HaYarden. [2]
In 1948 his family moved to Haifa. [2] He served in the Education and Youth Corps of the Israel Defense Forces. [2]
After his military service, he started his studies in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Jewish history and Talmud for his bachelor's and master's degrees, respectively. [2] His master's thesis was about Gershom ben Judah and was supervised by Ephraim Urbach. His doctoral work, The Rabbinical literature of Ashkenaz and Northern France in the eleventh century, [3] was also supervised by Urbach. [2] Grossman got his doctorate in 1974 [2] and moved to London for a postdoc at SOAS, University of London, [2] and manuscript research in the Bodleian Library.
Grossman was appointed lecturer in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1976 and full professor in 1986. [2] From 1991 to 1992 he was the head of the Jewish history department. [2] In 2007 he became professor emeritus.
Grossman was a visiting professor at Harvard University, Ohio State University and Yale University in the years 1985, 1986 and 1988 respectively. [2]
Grossman was married to Rachel from 1961 until his death, [2] and had four children. One of them is a professor in the Bible department of Bar-Ilan University. [4]
Grossman was a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. [5]
Grossman won the Bialik Prize in 1996 for his book The Early Sages of France. [2] [6]
Avraham Grossman died on 27 March 2024, at the age of 88. [7]
Avraham Grossman | |
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Died | 27 March 2024 Israel | (aged 88)
Avraham Grossman (Hebrew: אברהם גרוסמן; 10 March 1936 – 27 March 2024) was an Israeli historian and professor in the Jewish history department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, [1] recipient of the 2003 Israel Prize for his contributions to Jewish history. [2]
Avraham Grossman was born on 10 March 1936, in Tiberias, and grew up in Mishmar HaYarden. [2]
In 1948 his family moved to Haifa. [2] He served in the Education and Youth Corps of the Israel Defense Forces. [2]
After his military service, he started his studies in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Jewish history and Talmud for his bachelor's and master's degrees, respectively. [2] His master's thesis was about Gershom ben Judah and was supervised by Ephraim Urbach. His doctoral work, The Rabbinical literature of Ashkenaz and Northern France in the eleventh century, [3] was also supervised by Urbach. [2] Grossman got his doctorate in 1974 [2] and moved to London for a postdoc at SOAS, University of London, [2] and manuscript research in the Bodleian Library.
Grossman was appointed lecturer in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1976 and full professor in 1986. [2] From 1991 to 1992 he was the head of the Jewish history department. [2] In 2007 he became professor emeritus.
Grossman was a visiting professor at Harvard University, Ohio State University and Yale University in the years 1985, 1986 and 1988 respectively. [2]
Grossman was married to Rachel from 1961 until his death, [2] and had four children. One of them is a professor in the Bible department of Bar-Ilan University. [4]
Grossman was a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. [5]
Grossman won the Bialik Prize in 1996 for his book The Early Sages of France. [2] [6]
Avraham Grossman died on 27 March 2024, at the age of 88. [7]