Simon Rawidowicz
| Simon Rawidowicz | |
|---|---|
 Simon Rawidowicz in 1926 | |
| Born |
1897 Grajewo, Poland |
| Died |
1957 Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Cause of death | heart attack |
| Occupation | Philosopher |
| Spouse(s) | Esther Eugenie Klee-Rawidowicz (1900-1980) (m. 1926; his death 1957) |
Simon Rawidowicz (1897–1957) was a Polish-born American Jewish philosopher.
Early life
Simon Rawidowicz was born in 1897 in Grajewo, Poland. He was educated in Germany.[1] 1933 he emigrated to the United Kingdom.
Career
He taught at the Jews' College in London and at the Leeds University (as of 1941). In 1948 he emigrated to the United States, first teaching at the College of Jewish Studies of Chicago. Rawidowicz served as the chair of the Department of Near-Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University.[1][2] He was the author of several books and essays, some of which were published posthumously.
Rawidowicz was a critic of zionism.[3] In his essay entitled Between Jew and Arab, he suggested that early Arab refugees in Israel were treated differently from Jews as early as 1948.[3] In The Ever-Dying People, he argued that each generation of Jews was afraid of extinction.[4][5]
Death
Rawidowicz died of a heart attack in 1957 in Waltham, Massachusetts.[2][6]
Works
- Rawidowicz, Simon (1952). The Chicago Pinkas. Chicago, Illinois: College of Jewish Studies. OCLC 2922981.
- Rawidowicz, Simon (1974). Studies in Jewish Thought. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Jewish Publication Society of America. ISBN 9780827600577. OCLC 1255999.
- Rawidowicz, Simon (1986). Ravid, Benjamin C. I., ed. Israel, The Ever-Dying People, and Other Essays. Rutherford, New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. ISBN 9780838632536. OCLC 13185419.
Further reading
- Myers, David N. (2008). Between Jew & Arab: The Lost Voice of Simon Rawidowicz. Waltham, Massachusetts: Brandeis University Press. ISBN 9781584657361. OCLC 227929293.
References
- 1 2 Sachar, Abram Leon (1995). Brandeis University: A Host at Last. Waltham, Massachusetts: Brandeis University Press. p. 204. ISBN 9780874515817. OCLC 32243102.
- 1 2 "Jewish Philosopher Dies". The Plain Speaker. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. July 22, 1957. p. 4. Retrieved July 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. (Registration required (help)).
- 1 2 Magid, Shaul (March 11, 2009). "What You Must Think About Zionism". Forward. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Himmelfarb, Milton (September 30, 1990). "Should Jews Criticize Israel?". The New York Times. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Freedman, Samuel G. (2000). "Prologue". Jew vs. Jew: The Struggle for the Soul of American Jewry. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9780684859446. OCLC 44414300 – via The New York Times.
- ↑ "Deaths". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. Oshkosh, Wisconsin. July 22, 1957. p. 7. Retrieved July 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. (Registration required (help)).