Avraham Grossman
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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 March 1936 |
| Died | 27 March 2024 (aged 88) Israel |
Biography edit
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]
References edit
- ^ Emeriti list, Jewish history department in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Avraham Grossman (in Hebrew) Israel Prize website
- ^ About the work, National Library of Israel website
- ^ Jonathan Grossman, Bar-Ilan University website
- ^ Prof. Avraham Grossman, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities website
- ^ Avraham Grossman, Magnes Press website
- ^ "הלך לעולמו פרופ' אברהם גרוסמן, חוקר ההיסטוריה היהודית וחתן פרס ישראל". Ynet. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.