About Emanuel Hurwitz
Lived 1935 – 2022 (aged 86). Emanuel Hurwitz was a Swiss psychiatrist, physician, opinion journalist and politician.
Emanuel Hurwitz (21 February 1935 – 5 February 2022) was a Swiss psychoanalyst and politician.
A member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, he served in the Cantonal Council of Zürich from 1979 to 1984. On May 1, 1984, Hurwitz resigned from the Zürich parliament and the Social Democratic Party in protest against perceived antisemitism and anti-Zionism within the SDP. He died on 5 February 2022, at the age of 86.
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Who was Emanuel Hurwitz?
Swiss psychiatrist (1935–2022)
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Emanuel Hurwitz was born on 21 February 1935 in Zurich.
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Emanuel Hurwitz died on 5 February 2022 in Zurich.
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Emanuel Hurwitz was a psychiatrist, physician, opinion journalist and politician.
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Emanuel Hurwitz was Swiss.
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