Jonah Frankel
- For German Jewish businessman, see Jonah Frankel (businessman)
Jonah Frankel, also spelled Yonah Frankel, Jonah Fraenkel (1928-2012) was an author, [1] Hebrew literature professor and Israel Prize laureate.
Biography
Jonah Frankel was born in Munich in 1928 and emigrated to Israel in 1937 when the Nazis came to power. [2] He was a Professor Emeritus of Aggadah and Midrash in the Department of Hebrew Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. [3] He has been described as "One of the most important scholars of the modern study of midrash" [4]
Published works
- Darkhei Ha-Aggadah VeHa-Midrash (The Ways of the Midrash and the Aggadah), a two volume set, is an encyclopedic guide to the study of Midrash and Aggadah in broader Jewish culture. [5]
- Time and its role in the aggadic story (Jewish civilization university series)
Awards and honors
- In 1993, Jonah Frankel received the Bialik Prize for significant accomplishments in Hebrew literature.
- In 2000, Jonah Frankel won the Israel Prize in Talmudic research, for his work on interpreting midrash and aggada. [6]
References
- ^ http://www.vbm-torah.org/archive/aggada/28b-aggada.htm
- ^ http://thetalmudblog.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/jonah-frankel-1928-2012/
- ^ http://www-e.openu.ac.il/translations/t-10446.htm
- ^ http://menachemmendel.net/blog/prof-jonah-frankel-zl/
- ^ http://www.jewishideasdaily.com/4989/features/story-master-from-ashkenaz/?print
- ^ http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/248914#.Ux3pUEBq3V0
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Categories:
- Jewish writers
- Israel Prize in literature recipients
- 1928 births
- 2012 deaths
- Talmudists
- Jewish philosophers
- Israeli Jews
- Israeli philosophers
- German emigrants to Israel
- German Jews
- Bialik Prize recipients
- Israel Prize in Talmud studies recipients
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem faculty
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni