Emil Grünzweig

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Emil Grünzweig ( Hebrew אמיל גרינצווייג) (born December 1, 1947 in Cluj-Napoca , Romania ; died February 10, 1983 in Jerusalem ) was an Israeli teacher and peace activist.

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Memorial plaque for Emil Grünzweig at the place where he was murdered in Jerusalem.

Grünzweig was a member of the Shalom Achshaw peace movement and was killed because of his murder by the right-wing activist Jona Avruschmi ( Hebrew יונה אברושמי) a symbol of the Israeli peace movement at a peace demonstration after the massacres of Sabra and Shatila became known .

He is the son of an Auschwitz survivor and emigrated with his family to Israel via France and Brazil in 1963 . As a soldier he took part in the Six Day War, later as a reserve officer in the Yom Kippur War and the Lebanon War . After completing his military service, he studied mathematics and philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . He later worked as a math teacher and was responsible for the social activities of the Maaleh Bessor School in the Magen kibbutz . He was involved in many social projects at the school, and he also carried out role-plays with students on the Israeli-Arab conflict .

He then completed his master's degree in history, philosophy and sociology in Jerusalem and worked on educational projects at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute. In this capacity he organized joint summer camps for better understanding between Jewish and Arab youth.

Grünzweig was killed when Jonah Avrushmi threw a grenade at a crowd of demonstrators. Avrushmi was sentenced to life imprisonment and began serving in 1984. His sentence was commuted to 27 years in prison by an act of mercy by Ezer Weizmann in 1995. In 2005, Avrushmi's early release was denied. He was released from custody in January 2011. Thousands of Israelis attended Grünzweig's funeral.

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel annually awards the Emil Grünzweig Human Rights Prize to an individual or a non-governmental organization in recognition of unique contributions to improving the human rights situation in Israel . The award was launched in 1981 and renamed after Emil Grünzweig in 1983.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/man-who-killed-left-winger-at-83-protest-released-1.339393
  2. ↑ http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4019347,00.html
  3. ↑ Article in the NY Times
personal data
SURNAME Grünzweig, Emil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grunzweig, Emil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli teacher and peace activist
DATE OF BIRTH December 1, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Cluj-Napoca , Romania
DATE OF DEATH February 10, 1983
Place of death Jerusalem