Uri Kaufmann
Uri Kaufmann (also: Robert Uri Kaufmann and Uri Robert Kaufmann ; born July 3, 1957 in Zofingen ) is a Swiss historian and author. He has been the head of the Old Synagogue in Essen since September 2011 .
Life
Uri Kaufmann studied history from 1977 to 1983 at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and received his doctorate in 1987 from the University of Zurich . He was a research assistant at the University for Jewish Studies in Heidelberg , lecturer at the Pedagogical University Heidelberg and developed concepts for the Jewish Museum Berlin . Since September 1, 2011 he has been the director of the Old Synagogue in Essen .
Works (selection)
- Jews in Lucerne. Zofingen 1984
- Jewish and Christian cattle traders in Switzerland 1780–1930. Chronos, Zurich 1988 ( dissertation University of Zurich 1987)
- Bibliography on the history of the Jews in Switzerland . (based on the work of Annie Fraenkel, edited and updated), Saur, Munich 1993
- Jewish life in Germany today (ed.). Inter Nationes , Bonn 1993
- Short history of the Jews in Europe. Cornelsen Scriptor, Berlin 2003
- The Beerfelden Jews 1691–1942. City of Beerfelden, Beerfelden 2003
- A short history of the Jews in Baden. Braun, Karlsruhe 2007
- Switzerland and the German southwest. Perception, proximity and distance in the 19th and 20th centuries (ed.). Upper Rhine Studies Vol. 25, Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2007
- The Upper Council of the Israelites of Baden . In: Jüdisches Leben in Baden 1809 to 2009. 200 years Oberrat der Israeliten Baden , Ostfildern 2009, ISBN 978-3-7995-0827-8 , pp. 145–157
Web links
Commons : Uri Kaufmann - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Uri Kaufmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Head of the Old Synagogue relies on continuity , Der Westen , 23 September 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ Compare the information in the catalog of the German National Library
- ^ Vademecum of the historical sciences. F. Steiner, Stuttgart 2000, p. 428.
- ↑ a b c Old Synagogue in Essen under new management , on DerWesten.de, accessed on January 31, 2016.
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SURNAME | Kaufmann, Uri |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kaufmann, Uri Robert (full name); Kaufmann, Robert Uri; Ka'ufmann, Uri R. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss historian |
DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd July 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Zofingen |