About Isaac Heinemann
Lived 1876 – 1957 (aged 81). Isaac Heinemann was an Israeli rabbi, university teacher, literary theorist, classical philologist, philosopher and philologist.
Isaac Heinemann (; born 5 June 1876; died 28 July 1957) was an Israeli rabbinical scholar and a professor of classical literature, Hellenistic literature and philology.
Biography Heinemann was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1876. In 1897, he received rabbinic ordination. He emigrated to then British Mandate of Palestine, now Israel, in 1939 and joined the faculty of Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Awards In 1955, Heinemann was awarded the Israel Prize, for Jewish studies.
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Israeli rabbi (1876-1957)
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Isaac Heinemann was born on 5 June 1876 in Frankfurt.
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Isaac Heinemann died on 29 July 1957 in Jerusalem.
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Isaac Heinemann was a rabbi, university teacher, literary theorist, classical philologist, philosopher and philologist.
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Isaac Heinemann was Israeli.
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