Solomon Zeitlin

Solomon Zeitlin ( Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה צײטלין, Russian Шломо Цейтлин / Shlomo Cejtlin , also Tseitlin, Tseytlin ; born 31 May 1892 in Tschaschniki in the government of Vitebsk , Russian Empire ; died December 28, 1976 , Philadelphia ) was an American rabbi , historian, and academic teacher.

He was also known for claiming - against all of his academic colleagues - that the Dead Sea Scrolls were not from pre-Christian times, but much more recent.

Fonts (selection)

The Rise and Fall of the Judean State. A Political, Social and Religious History of the Second Commonwealth . Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia Pa. 1967.
Who Crucified Jesus . Harper & brothers, New York NY et al. 1942 (most recently: Bloch Pub Co, New York NY 1975).

literature

Sidney B. Hoenig: Solomon Zeitlin: scholar laureate: an annotated bibliography, 1915-1970, with appreciations of his writings . Preface by Zalman Shazar . New York: Bitzaron, 1971

Web links

http://www.nndb.com/people/402/000050252/

Individual evidence

↑ As stated in Salomon Wininger's Großer Jüdischer National-Biographie , Volume 6, Czernowitz 1932. Newer sources, such as the Encyclopedia of modern Jewish culture by Glenda Abramson (Routledge, London 2005, ISBN 0-415-29813-X ) give the date of birth May 28, 1886.

personal data
SURNAME	Zeitlin, Solomon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Rabbi, theologian and historian
DATE OF BIRTH	May 31, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tschaschniki in Vitebsk Governorate
DATE OF DEATH	December 28, 1976
Place of death	Philadelphia

[1] As stated in Salomon Wininger's Großer Jüdischer National-Biographie , Volume 6, Czernowitz 1932. Newer sources, such as the Encyclopedia of modern Jewish culture by Glenda Abramson (Routledge, London 2005, ISBN 0-415-29813-X ) give the date of birth May 28, 1886.