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David Feuerwerker | |
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Born | Geneva, Switzerland | October 2, 1912
Died | June 20, 1980 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | (aged 67)
Resting place | Jerusalem, Israel |
Nationality | France, Canada |
Occupation(s) | Rabbi, Historian |
Spouse | Antoinette Feuerwerker |
Children | Atara, Natania, Elie, Hillel, Emmanuel, Benjamine |
Parent(s) | Jacob Feuerwerker and Regina Neufeld |
David Feuerwerker (October 2, 1912 – June 20, 1980) was a French Jewish rabbi and professor of Jewish history who was effective in the resistance to German occupation the Second World War. He was completely unsuspected until six months before the war ended, when he fled to Switzerland and his wife and baby went underground in France. The French government cited him for his bravery with several awards. After the war, he and his wife re-established the Jewish community of Lyon. He settled in Paris, teaching at the Sorbonne. In 1966, he and his family, grown to six children, moved to Montreal, where he developed a department of Jewish studies at the University of Montreal.
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