Scholem, Gershom, 1897-1982
Variant namesBorn as Gerhard Scholem to a secular Jewish family in Berlin in 1897, Scholem was a close associate of Walter Benjamin and through his scholarly efforts and publications arguably the most important figure in spreading awareness of Jewish mysticism and the Kabbala to audiences beyond Orthodox Jewish circles. In 1923, he emigrated to Palestine, whereupon he changed his name to Gershon Scholem. In Palestine and later Israel he was a librarian and professor at Hebrew University, but remained involved in German-Jewish discourse, notably in his debates with Hannah Arendt over the Eichmann trial and over the reception of Benjamin's works. Scholem died in 1982.
From the guide to the Gershom Scholem Collection, 1939-1986, (Leo Baeck Institute)
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| Relation | Name | |
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| correspondedWith | Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975. | person |
| associatedWith | Bantam Books (Firm) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Baron, Salo W. (Salo Wittmayer), 1895-1989. | person |
| associatedWith | Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940 | person |
| associatedWith | Davidson, Israel, 1870-1939. | person |
| correspondedWith | Grubel, Fred | person |
| correspondedWith | Hallo, Rudolf, 1896-1933 | person |
| associatedWith | Jewish Theological Seminary of America. General Files. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Jonas, Hans, 1903-1993 | person |
| associatedWith | Leo Baeck Institute | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Perelmutter, Hayim Goren, Rabbi Dr. | person |
| associatedWith | Rosenzweig, Franz | person |
| correspondedWith | Sarton, George, 1884-1956 | person |
| correspondedWith | Simon, Heinrich | person |
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| New York (N. Y.) | |||
| Berlin (Germany) | |||
| Jerusalem |
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| Publishers and publishing |
| Cabala |
| Kabbala |
| Mysticism |
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Person
Birth 1897-12-05
Death 1982-02-21
Israelis
English,
German,
Hebrew
