Jonah Frankel
Jonah Frankel | |
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| יונה פרנקל | |
| Born | 1928 |
| Died | 2012(aged 83–84) |
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Occupation(s) | Author, Professor of Hebrew literature |
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Jonah Frankel,also spelled Yonah Frankel, Jonah Fraenkel (1928–2012) was an author,[1]Hebrew literature professor andIsrael Prizelaureate.
Biography
[edit]Jonah Frankel was born inMunichin 1928 and emigrated to Israel in 1937 to escape theNazis.[2]He was a Professor Emeritus of Aggadah and Midrash in the Department of Hebrew Literature at theHebrew Universityof Jerusalem.[3] He has been described as "One of the most important scholars of the modern study of midrash"[4]
He was also a scholar ofpiyyut,and he continued the project of theGoldschmidt-Fraenkel Machzor,started by his father-in-law, ProfessorDaniel Goldschmidt.
Published works
[edit]- Darkhei Ha-Aggadah VeHa-Midrash (The Ways of the Midrash and theAggadah), a two volume set, is an encyclopedic guide to the study of Midrash and Aggadah in broader Jewish culture.[5]
- Time and its role in the aggadic story (Jewish civilization university series)
Awards and honors
[edit]- In 1993, Jonah Frankel received theBialik Prizefor significant accomplishments in Hebrew literature.
- In 2000, Jonah Frankel won theIsrael Prizein Talmudic research, for his work on interpreting midrash and aggada.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"Daf Yomi Archive".www.etzion.org.il.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-03-24.Retrieved2020-06-30.
- ^amitgvaryahu (2012-09-02)."Postscript: Jonah Frankel, 1928-2012".The Talmud Blog.Retrieved2020-06-30.
- ^"Midrash and Aggadah".www-e.openu.ac.il.Retrieved2020-06-30.
- ^"Prof. Jonah Frankel z" l « Menachem Mendel ".Retrieved2020-06-30.
- ^"Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features » Story Master from Ashkenaz".www.jewishideasdaily.com.Retrieved2020-06-30.
- ^"Israel Prize Winner Yonah Frenkel Passes Away".Israel National News.2 September 2012.Retrieved2020-06-30.
External links
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Categories:
- Jewish German writers
- Israel Prize in literature recipients
- 1928 births
- 2012 deaths
- Talmudists
- Jewish philosophers
- Israeli philosophers
- Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to Mandatory Palestine
- Israel Prize in Talmud studies recipients
- Academic staff of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni
- Jewish Israeli writers
- Burials at Har HaMenuchot
- Yeshivat Kfar HaRoeh alumni