David Feuerwerker

David Feuerwerker
Born( 1912-10-02)October 2, 1912
Geneva, Switzerland
DiedJune 20, 1980(1980-06-20) (aged 67)
Resting placeJerusalem, Israel
NationalityFrance, Canada
Occupation(s)Rabbi, Historian
SpouseAntoinette Feuerwerker
ChildrenAtara, 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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