Arye Maimon
Arye Maimon (born September 4, 1903 in Breslau as Herbert Fischer , † December 5, 1988 in Cholon ) was an Israeli historian of German origin and head of the Germania Judaica .
Life
Arye Maimon grew up as Herbert Fischer in Breslau. In 1921 he passed the Abitur at the Zwinger Gymnasium. He studied history , German and Semitic philology (d. H. Arabic and Hebrew ) in Wroclaw, further Jewish religion to that of Franz Rosenzweig and Martin Buber led outdoor Jewish study house in Frankfurt.
He completed his studies in 1929 with the state examination for higher teaching post. In 1931 he received his doctorate from the University of Breslau . After fleeing Germany through several stations in different countries, he lived in Israel from 1949 as a historian, focusing on Jewish history in Germany at the time of the late Middle Ages . He changed his name in 1951.
He earned his scientific merits in particular as the head of the Germania Judaica . In recognition of his work for science and interreligious understanding, a research center at Trier University was named after him in 1998, the Arye Maimon Institute for the History of the Jews .
Web links
- Literature by and about Arye Maimon in the catalog of the German National Library
- Alfred Haverkamp : Who was Arye Maimon? (Excerpt from a speech, 1998)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Who was Arye Maimon? (Excerpt from the speech of Prof. em. Dr. Haverkamp on the occasion of the ceremonial renaming of the institute on November 4, 1998). Website of the University of Trier, accessed on April 11, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maimon, Arye |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fischer, Herbert (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th September 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wroclaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th December 1988 |
| Place of death | Cholon |