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'''Meir (Majer) Balaban''' (1874-1942) was a Jewish-Polish scholar. | '''Meir (Majer) Balaban''' (1874-1942) was a Jewish-Polish scholar. Studied law, philosophy and history at Lviv University. The father of Polish Jewish historiography, published first histories of Jews in Lviv (1916), Lublin (1916), and Cracow (1931). With [[Moses Schorr]] and others, was one of the founders of the Institute of Jewish Sciences in Warsaw. Wrote some essays on Second Temple Jewish history. Died in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust. | ||
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====Books==== | ====Books==== | ||
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*[[Josephus Flavius: Charakterystyka cztowieka i historyka na tle wspotczesnych wypadkow (1904 Balaban), book]] | *[[Josephus Flavius: Charakterystyka cztowieka i historyka na tle wspotczesnych wypadkow (1904 Balaban), book]] | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meir_Balaban Wikipedia] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meir_Balaban Wikipedia] | ||
[[Category:Scholars|Balaban]] | |||
[[Category:Scholars|1874 Balaban]] | |||
[[Category:Polish|1874 Balaban]] | [[Category:Polish|1874 Balaban]] | ||
Revision as of 09:06, 29 April 2015
Meir (Majer) Balaban (1874-1942) was a Jewish-Polish scholar. Studied law, philosophy and history at Lviv University. The father of Polish Jewish historiography, published first histories of Jews in Lviv (1916), Lublin (1916), and Cracow (1931). With Moses Schorr and others, was one of the founders of the Institute of Jewish Sciences in Warsaw. Wrote some essays on Second Temple Jewish history. Died in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust.