Siegfried Theodor Arndt
Siegfried Theodor Arndt (born March 17, 1915 in Lindenthal near Leipzig, † May 7, 1997 in Leipzig ) Evangelical Lutheran pastor, 1968–1982 in the Leipzig-Gohlis Reconciliation Church. Engaged in the field of Christian-Jewish cooperation . 1971 Chairman of the Working Group on Church and Judaism in the GDR .
In 1984 he was awarded the Buber Rosenzweig Medal together with the historian Helmut Eschwege for his services to Jewish-Christian cooperation.
From 1989 Arndt was a member of the board of trustees of the Ephraim Carlebach Foundation .
literature
- Not cheap grace. Siegfried Theodor Arndt and the Christian-Jewish conversation in the GDR., Katrin Löffler, 2011, ISBN 978-3487145082
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| SURNAME | Arndt, Siegfried Theodor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Evangelical Lutheran pastor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lindenthal |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1997 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |