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''' Elias Joseph Bickerman ''' (1897-1981) was a Jewish scholar.   
''' Elias Joseph Bickerman ''' (1897-1981) was a Jewish scholar.  Elias Joseph Bickermann was born on July 1, 1897 in Kischinau, Moldavia. Shortly afterward, his family moved to Odessa. The pupil of [[Michael Rostovtzeff]] at the University of St. Petersburg, Bickerman served in 1916-1921 in the Russian army. From 1922 to 1926 he studied at the University of Berlin where he received his PhD. When Hitler came to power in 1933, Bickerman settled in Paris, France. After the occupation of France by Nazi Germany, Bickerman fled to Marseilles and eventually emigrated to New York. In the United Stated he taught first at the New School for Social Research and then, in 1946, became a research fellow at the Jewish Theological Seminary. Then he briefly taught in Los Angeles at the University of Judaism and from 1952 to 1967 at Columbia University. After his retirement he taught again at the Jewish Theological Seminary. The focus of Bickerman's research was Jewish history in Hellenistic times and first of all, the history of the Maccabees. In 1976 Bickermann was awarded the Dr.-Leopold-Lucas-Prize.
Bickerman died on August 31, 1981 in Tel Aviv, Israel and was buried in Jerusalem.


==Biography==
==Works ==
 
Elias Joseph Bickermann or Bickerman (born 1st June, 1897 in Kischinau, Moldavia; died 31st August, 1981 in Jerusalem) was a Moldavian historian. The pupil of Michael Rostovtzeff served in 1916-1921 in the Russian army and studied since 1922 in Berlin. In 1926 he obtain the doctorate in University of Berlin. In the context of National Socialist Jew's policy he settled in 1933 to France and remained there till 1942. After the occupation of France by Nazi's Germany he emigrated to New York where he taught in the New School for Social Research or in the Jewish Theological Seminary. Then he taught in Los Angeles in the University of Judaism and since 1952 till 1967 in Columbia University. After his retirement he taught again in the Jewish Theological Seminary. One of main and important points in the Bickerman's research was the Jewish history in the time of the Hellenism and here, first of all, the history of the Maccabees. Bickermann obtain in 1976 the Dr.-Leopold-Lucas-Preis.
 
==Works on Second Temple Judaism==


====Books====
====Books====
*[[Der Gott der Makkabäer (1937 Bickerman), book]]  
*[[Der Gott der Makkabäer (1937 Bickerman), book]]  
**[[The God of the Maccabees (1979 Bickerman), book (English ed.)]]  
**[[The God of the Maccabees (1979 Bickerman), book (English ed.)]]  
*[[From Ezra to the Last of the Maccabees (1962 Bickerman), book]]
*[[From Ezra to the Last of the Maccabees (1962 Bickerman), book]]
*[[Four Strange Books of the Bible: Jonah, Daniel, Koheleth, Esther (1967 Bickerman), book]]
*[[The Jews in the Greek Age (1988 Bickerman), book]]
*[[The Jews in the Greek Age (1988 Bickerman), book]]
**[[Gli ebrei in età greca (1991 Bickerman), book (Italian ed.)]]
**[[Gli ebrei in età greca (1991 Bickerman / Troiani), book (Italian ed.)]]
**[[Evrei v epokhu ellinizma (2000 Bickerman), book (Russian ed.)]]
**[[Evrei v epokhu ellinizma (2000 Bickerman), book (Russian ed.)]]
*[[Studies in Jewish and Christian History (2007 Bickerman), book]]


==References==
==References==
*[[Albert I. Baumgarten]], Elias Bickerman as a Historian of the Jews / (Tuebingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2010)
*'''Elias J. Bickerman''' / [[Morton Smith]] / In: [[Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research]] 50 (1983) xv-xviii


== External Link ==
*'''Elias Bickerman as a Historian of the Jews''' / [[Albert I. Baumgarten]] / Tuebingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2010
[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Bickermann Wikipedia]
 
*'''Bickerman, Elias''' / [[Albert I. Baumgarten]] / In: [[The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), edited volume]], 442-443
 
== External links ==
*[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Bickermann Wikipedia.de]


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Latest revision as of 03:28, 3 June 2016

Elias Joseph Bickerman (1897-1981) was a Jewish scholar. Elias Joseph Bickermann was born on July 1, 1897 in Kischinau, Moldavia. Shortly afterward, his family moved to Odessa. The pupil of Michael Rostovtzeff at the University of St. Petersburg, Bickerman served in 1916-1921 in the Russian army. From 1922 to 1926 he studied at the University of Berlin where he received his PhD. When Hitler came to power in 1933, Bickerman settled in Paris, France. After the occupation of France by Nazi Germany, Bickerman fled to Marseilles and eventually emigrated to New York. In the United Stated he taught first at the New School for Social Research and then, in 1946, became a research fellow at the Jewish Theological Seminary. Then he briefly taught in Los Angeles at the University of Judaism and from 1952 to 1967 at Columbia University. After his retirement he taught again at the Jewish Theological Seminary. The focus of Bickerman's research was Jewish history in Hellenistic times and first of all, the history of the Maccabees. In 1976 Bickermann was awarded the Dr.-Leopold-Lucas-Prize. Bickerman died on August 31, 1981 in Tel Aviv, Israel and was buried in Jerusalem.

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