Buber, Martin, 1878-1965

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Buber was a German-Jewish religious philosopher, biblical translator and interpreter, and master of German prose style. Miriam and Naëmah Beer-Hofmann were daughters of the Austrian dramatist and poet Richard Beer-Hofmann and Pauline Lissey.

From the description of Letters to Miriam and Naëmah Beer-Hofmann, 1961-1965. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 78544052

Buber was a Jewish philosopher, who taught in Frankfurt, 1924-1933, and Jerusalem, 1938-1951.

From the guide to the Letters to Ronald Gregor Smith, 1936-1957., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Martin Buber was born in Vienna on February 8, 1878. He studied philosophy and art in Vienna, Leipzig, Zürich, and Berlin, and received his doctoral degree in Vienna in 1904. In 1923, Buber accepted the position of lecturer for Jewish religion and ethics at the University of Frankfurt-am-Main and was appointed professor of comparative religious philosophy in 1930. From 1933-1938 he led the Central Bureau for Jewish Adult Education. In 1938 Buber emigrated to Palestine, where he became professor of social philosophy at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Besides his scholarly work, Buber was active in attempting to reach an understanding with the Arab population of Palestine. He died in Jerusalem on June 13, 1965.

From the description of Martin Buber: the complete archives: section 1 (correspondence), 1878-1965 (inclusive), [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122451116

Buber was a Jewish philosopher, who taught in Frankfurt, 1924-1933, and in Jerusalem, 1938-1951.

From the description of Letters to Ronald Gregor Smith, 1936-1957. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122412055

Buber was a German-Jewish religious philosopher, biblical translator and interpreter, and master of German prose style. Miriam and Naëmah Beer-Hofmann were daughters of the Austrian dramatist and poet Richard Beer-Hofmann and Pauline Lissey.

From the guide to the Martin Buber letters to Miriam and Naëmah Beer-Hofmann, 1961-1965., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Franz Rosenzweig and Martin Buber collaborated on several projects, the most important of which was a translation of the Hebrew Bible.

From the guide to the Franz Rosenzweig - Martin Buber notebooks, 1925-1929, (Leo Baeck Institute Archives)

Buber was a German-Jewish religious philosopher, biblical translator and interpreter, and master of German prose style. Smith was a writer and translator of Buber's works.

From the description of Additional letters to Ronald Gregor Smith, 1936-1947. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 81062409

From the guide to the Additional letters to Ronald Gregor Smith, 1936-1947., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

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referencedIn Oko, Adolph S. (Adolph Sigmund), 1883-1944. Papers, 1911-1944. The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
referencedIn Papers, 1908-1985 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Additional letters to Ronald Gregor Smith, 1936-1947. Houghton Library
referencedIn Zweig, Stefan, 1881-1942. Papers, 1901-1942. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars. Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars records. 1927-1949. New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Martin Buber Collection, 1897-1980, bulk 1921-1929 Leo Baeck Institute.
creatorOf Buber, Martin, 1878-1965. Martin Buber: the complete archives: section 1 (correspondence), 1878-1965 (inclusive), [microform]. Yale University Library
referencedIn Bar Kochba-Theodor Herzl Prague Academic Association Collection, 1931-1977 Leo Baeck Institute Archives
referencedIn Andreĭ Sakharov papers, 1852-2002 (inclusive), 1960-1990 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Berlinski, Herman. Das Gebet Bonhoeffer's : eine Kantate für Sopran Solo, Bariton Solo, Chor (SATB), Flöte, Cello, Orgel, Celesta, Vibraphone, Crotales, Gongs / Musik von Herman Berlinski ; Text zusammengestellt von Herman Berlinski. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
creatorOf Roback, A. A. (Abraham Aaron), 1890-1965. Abraham Aaron Roback papers, 1909-1965. Houghton Library
referencedIn Walter Eckstein Papers, [ca. 1856]-1965. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Franz Rosenzweig - Martin Buber notebooks, 1925-1929 Leo Baeck Institute Archives
creatorOf Berlinski, Herman. Hiob : ein dramatisches Oratorium / deutsches Libretto: Sina und Herman Berlinski ; music: Herman Berlinski. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
referencedIn Hans Epstein Collection, 1920-1960 Leo Baeck Institute.
creatorOf Buber, Martin, 1878-1965. Letters to Miriam and Naëmah Beer-Hofmann, 1961-1965. Houghton Library
creatorOf Schalit, Heinrich, 1886-1976. [Zwei Gesänge für Bariton und Klavier, op. 24a / Heinrich Schalit]. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
referencedIn Richard D. Loewenberg Collection, 1911-1956 Leo Baeck Institute.
referencedIn Emanuel Synagogue (Hartford, Conn.). Transcript of Emanuel Synagogue Seminar on Martin Buber. University of Florida
referencedIn Eckstein, Walther, b. 1891. Walther Eckstein papers, [ca. 1856]-1965. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Martin Buber letters to Miriam and Naëmah Beer-Hofmann, 1961-1965. Houghton Library
creatorOf Letters to Ronald Gregor Smith, 1936-1957. Houghton Library
referencedIn Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum. Magnes collection on Judah L. Magnes, 1870-2004. Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library
referencedIn Hammarskjöld, Dag, 1905-1961. Dag Hammarskjöld collection, 1958-1961. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Buber, Martin, 1878-1965. [The way of response, Martin Buber : selections from his writings / edited by N.N. Glatzer.]. Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library
referencedIn Schur, Max. Papers, 1923-1974. Library of Congress
creatorOf Buber, Martin, 1878-1965. Letters, 1952-1954, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell. Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell records, 1946-1969. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Papers, 1909-1961, 1909-1924 (bulk) New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Franz Rosenzweig Collection, 1832-1999 Leo Baeck Institute.
creatorOf Berlinski, Herman. Sinfonia No. 7, for tenor and organ : David and Goliath / German version according to Martin Buber and Franz Rosenzweig ; [music by] Herman Berlinski. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
referencedIn Ilse Blumenthal-Weiss Collection, 1935-1989, bulk 1942-1978 Leo Baeck Institute.
referencedIn Albert Dann Family Collection, 1819-1978 Leo Baeck Institute Archives
referencedIn Frederick Lachmann Collection, 1907-1997 Leo Baeck Institute Archives
creatorOf Buber, Martin, 1878-1965. Letters to Ronald Gregor Smith, 1936-1957. Houghton Library
referencedIn Max Schur Papers, 1923-1974 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Albert Renger-Patzsch papers, 1890-1980, 1924-1966 Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Rudolph Seiden Collection, 1840-1939, bulk 1916-1939 Leo Baeck Institute.
referencedIn American Jewish University photograph collection, 1947-2007 (bulk 1947-1999) American Jewish University
referencedIn Steven S. Schwarzschild Collection, 1903-2000, bulk 1945-2989 Leo Baeck Institute.
referencedIn Deming, Barbara, 1917-1984. Papers: Series I-III, 1908-1985 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum. Magnes collection on Judah L. Magnes, 1870-2004. Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library
referencedIn Jewish Theological Seminary of America. General Files. Records, 1902-1972. 1940-1972 (bulk). Ocean County College Library, OCC Library
creatorOf Buber, Martin, 1878-1965. Correspondence with Franz Werfel and Alma Mahler, 1913-1937. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Fromm, Herbert. Ein Psalm Davids : Worte des 18. Psalms : Motette für gemischten Chor a capella / [Musik] von Herbert Fromm ; [ins Deutsch übersetzt von Martin Buber]. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
creatorOf Taylor, Clifford. Sacred verses for chorus (SATB) and orchestra / Clifford Taylor. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Martin Buber postcard to Mr. Stephanus Fabijanovic, 1929 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation, records, undated, 1920, 1928, 1930-1931, 1934-1936, 1938, 1940-1983 American Jewish Historical Society
creatorOf Berlinski, Herman. The death of Rachel : cantata for baritone, soprano and narrator (baritone), organ and bells = Der Tot Rachel's : Kantata fuer Bariton, Sopran, Erzaehler, Orgel und Schaafsglocken / Herman Berlinski. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
creatorOf Buber, Martin, 1878-1965. Additional letters to Ronald Gregor Smith, 1936-1947. Houghton Library
referencedIn Eduard Strauss Collection, 1854-1988, bulk 1891-1952 Leo Baeck Institute.
creatorOf Berlinski, Herman. And her children rise up and call her blessed : cantata / Herman Berlinski. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
referencedIn Leo Herrmann Collection, undated, 1909-1950 Leo Baeck Institute Archives
referencedIn Emil Bernhard Cohn Collection, 1899-1948 Leo Baeck Institute Archives
referencedIn Richard Koch Family Collection, 1890s-1993, bulk 1933-1970 Leo Baeck Institute.
referencedIn Karl Adler Collection, 1787-1975 Leo Baeck Institute Archives
referencedIn Abraham Aaron Roback papers, 1909-1965. Houghton Library
referencedIn Benjamin Joseph Morse collection, c.1918 onwards Cardiff University Library Archive
creatorOf Buber, Martin, 1878-1965. 880-99 <>. National Library of Israel, Jewish National Library
referencedIn Fritz Mauthner Collection, 1765-1968 Leo Baeck Institute.
referencedIn Auerbach, Charles, 1899-1979. Papers, 1935-1978. Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library
referencedIn University of Judaism (Los Angeles). Records, 1947-1960. Ocean County College Library, OCC Library
referencedIn Richard Beer-Hofmann correspondence, 1882-1967. Houghton Library
referencedIn Papers, 1908-1985 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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referencedIn Oral history interview with Adolph Gottlieb Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Adler, Karl 1890-1973 person
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associatedWith Beer-Hofmann, Miriam, person
associatedWith Beer-Hofmann, Naëmah, person
associatedWith Beer-Hofmann, Naëmah. person
correspondedWith Beer-Hofmann, Richard, 1866-1945 person
associatedWith Benjamin Joseph Morse, 1899-1977 person
associatedWith Berlinski, Herman. person
associatedWith Blumenthal-Weiss, Ilse, 1988-1987 person
associatedWith Brandeis-Bardin Institute corporateBody
correspondedWith Buber, Martin, 1878- person
correspondedWith Buber, Martin, 1879-1965 person
associatedWith Cohn, Emil, 1881-1948 person
associatedWith Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell. corporateBody
associatedWith Dann (Family : Dann, Albert, 1868-1960) family
associatedWith Deming, Barbara, 1917-1984. person
associatedWith Eckstein, Walter, b. 1891 person
associatedWith Eckstein, Walther, b. 1891. person
associatedWith Emanuel Synagogue (Hartford, Conn.) corporateBody
associatedWith Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars corporateBody
associatedWith Even, Yitsḥaḳ, 1861-1925. person
correspondedWith Frau Hesse person
associatedWith Fromm, Herbert. person
associatedWith Glatzer, Nahum N. (Nahum Norbert), 1903-1990. person
correspondedWith Hammarskjöld, Dag, 1905-1961. person
associatedWith Hans Epstein person
associatedWith Herrmann, Leo, 1888-1951 person
associatedWith Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation corporateBody
associatedWith Jewish Theological Seminary of America. General Files. corporateBody
associatedWith Lachmann, Frederick R. person
associatedWith Leo Baeck Institute corporateBody
associatedWith Loewenberg, Richard Detlev, 1898-1954 person
correspondedWith Martin Buber person
correspondedWith Martin Buber person
associatedWith Martin Buber. person
associatedWith Mauthner, Fritz person
correspondedWith Miriam (Beer-Hofmann) Lens person
correspondedWith Naëmah Beer-Hofmann person
correspondedWith Naomi Laqueur person
correspondedWith Oko, Adolph S. (Adolph Sigmund), 1883-1944. person
associatedWith Renger-Patzsch, Albert person
associatedWith R. G. Smith person
associatedWith R. G. Smith's person
associatedWith Roback, A. A. (Abraham Aaron), 1890-1965. person
associatedWith Rosenzweig, Franz, 1886-1929 person
associatedWith Sakharov, Andreĭ, 1921-1989 person
associatedWith Schalit, Heinrich, 1886-1976. person
associatedWith Schneider, Lambert, person
correspondedWith Schneider, Lambert, 1900 - person
associatedWith Schocken Verlag (Berlin, Germany). corporateBody
correspondedWith Schur, Max. person
correspondedWith Schur, Max. person
associatedWith Seiden, Rudolph, 1900-1965 person
associatedWith Smith, Ronald Gregor, person
associatedWith Steinhoff, A. person
associatedWith Strauss, Eduard, 1876-1952 person
associatedWith Taylor, Clifford. person
associatedWith University of Judaism corporateBody
associatedWith University of Judaism (Los Angeles) corporateBody
associatedWith Verein jüdischer Hochschüler Bar Kochba in Prag corporateBody
associatedWith Weill, Erna, 1904- person
associatedWith Zweig, Stefan, 1881-1942. person
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Zurich (Switzerland)
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German literature
Adult education
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Bible translation
Dialectical theology
Hasidism
Jewish
Jewish philosophers
Jewish philosophy
Jewish philosophy in literature
Jews
Judaism
Philosophical anthropology
Philosophy
Theologians, Jewish
Translators
Zionism
Occupation
Philosophers
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Birth 1878-02-08

Death 1965-06-13

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