Mordechai Breuer (historian)
| Mordechai Breuer | |
|---|---|
 Prof. Mordechai Breuer | |
| Born |
8 April 1918 Frankfurt, Hesse-Nassau, Germany |
| Died |
28 May 2007 (aged 89) Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Parent(s) | Isaac Breuer and Jenny Eisenmann |
Mordechai Breuer (1918–2007) was a German-Jewish Historian and writer.
Background and Family
Breuer was born in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) to Isaac Breuer and his wife Jenny Breuer (née Eisenmann) in 1918. He had four siblings: Yaakov; Ulla, Tzipora, and Simeon. The family originated in Frankfurt but left for Israel in 1936.
Work
Breuer wrote extensively on History, particularly German Jewish History. His works include Modernity Within Tradition: The Social History of Orthodox Jewry in Imperial Germany, (Columbia University Press: 1992) and The Torah-im-Derekh-Eretz of S.R. Hirsch (1970).
References
- German-Jewish history in modern times, Volume 1, By Michael A. Meyer, Mordechai Breuer, Michael Graetz
- Marc B. Shapiro, Obituary for Professor Mordechai Breuer zt”l, the Seforim Blog
- פיוטים בביצועו, מתוך אתר "פיוט"
- http://www.jewishpress.com/printArticle.cfm?contentid=21793
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