Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi , known as " Reb Zalman " (born August 28, 1924 in Schowkwa , then Poland , now Ukraine ; died July 3, 2014 in Boulder , Colorado ), is considered one of the most important representatives of the Jewish Renewal movement .
Life
Schachter-Shalomi grew up in Vienna , was interned in concentration camps during the Vichy regime and fled to the United States in 1941 , where he worked as a rabbi . He received a Masters in Psychology of Religion from Boston University and a PhD from Hebrew Union College .
He then worked as a professor of Jewish studies and religious studies at Temple University (Philadelphia) and at the University of Manitoba in Canada. He became one of the best-known idols of the 1968 Jewish movement .
Web links
Commons : Zalman Schachter-Shalomi - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Zalman Schachter-Shalomi in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Zalman Schachter-Shalomi in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Articles by Rabbi Zalman Schacter-Shalomi. In: Havurah Shir Hadash. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013 .
- Paul Vitello: Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Jewish Pioneer, Dies at 89. In: The New York Times . July 8, 2014 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Charles S. Grob, Roger N. Walsh: Higher wisdom: eminent elders explore the continuing impact of psychedelics . State University of New York Press, Albany 2005, ISBN 0-7914-6517-9 , pp. 11 .
- ^ Daniel Treiman: Zalman Schachter-Shalomi jewish renewal pioneer dead at 89. In: Jewish Telegraphic Agency . July 3, 2014, accessed November 24, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schachter-Shalomi, Zalman |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schachter-Shalomi, Zalman M .; Zalman, Reb |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American representative of the Jewish Renewal movement |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schowkwa , then Poland, now Ukraine |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd July 2014 |
| Place of death | Boulder (Colorado) |