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Elias Joseph Bickermann | 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 in France where he remained till 1942. After the occupation of France by Nazi Germany, Bickerman emigrated to New York where he taught 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 Jerusalem, Israel. | |||
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*[[ | *'''Elias J. Bickerman''' / [[Morton Smith]] / In: [[Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research]] | ||
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*Elias Bickerman as a Historian of the Jews / [[Albert I. Baumgarten]] / Tuebingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2010 | |||
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Revision as of 10:40, 16 December 2010
Elias Joseph Bickerman (1897-1981) was a Jewish scholar.
Biography
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 in France where he remained till 1942. After the occupation of France by Nazi Germany, Bickerman emigrated to New York where he taught 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 Jerusalem, Israel.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Books
- Der Gott der Makkabäer (1937 Bickerman), book
- From Ezra to the Last of the Maccabees (1962 Bickerman), book
- The Jews in the Greek Age (1988 Bickerman), book
References
- Elias J. Bickerman / Morton Smith / In: Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research
50 (1983) xv-xviii
- Elias Bickerman as a Historian of the Jews / Albert I. Baumgarten / Tuebingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2010