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Shlomo Aronson

1936 – 2020

Israeli historian

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Lived 1936 – 2020 (aged 83). Shlomo Aronson was an Israeli journalist, author, historian, non-fiction writer and political scientist.

Shlomo Aronson (; 13 October 1936 – 21 February 2020) was an Israeli historian and professor of political science at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Aronson died in Kfar Saba.

Published works Aronson's book Hitler, the Allies, and the Jews argued a thesis that he had advanced in many of his earlier publications—to "explain the Holocaust in terms of a multiple trap". According to Aronson, the Nazis devised this trap such that Jews' attempts to extricate themselves would only further the Nazis' genocidal ambitions. The book received mixed reviews.

The book received the Israeli Political Science Association Award for an outstanding book in English and the Sybil Milton Prize of the German Studies Association for outstanding work on the Holocaust.

David Ben-Gurion and the Jewish Renaissance (1999) ’’Levi Eshkol: From Pioneering Operator to Tragic Hero—-A Doer (Vallentine Mitchell, 2022)

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Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Also known as
Shelomoh Aharonson

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Who was Shlomo Aronson?

Israeli historian

When was Shlomo Aronson born?

Shlomo Aronson was born on 13 October 1936 in Tel Aviv.

When did Shlomo Aronson die?

Shlomo Aronson died on 21 February 2020 in Kfar Saba.

What was Shlomo Aronson's occupation?

Shlomo Aronson was a journalist, author, historian, non-fiction writer and political scientist.

What nationality was Shlomo Aronson?

Shlomo Aronson was Israeli.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Shlomo Aronson

· Wikidata: Q1665898

· DBpedia: Shlomo Aronson (historian)

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