Mordechai Breuer (historian)

Mordechai Breuer (1918–2007) was a German-Jewish historian and writer.

Mordechai Breuer
Prof. Mordechai Breuer
Born(1918-04-08)8 April 1918
Died28 May 2007(2007-05-28) (aged 89)
NationalityIsraeli
Parent(s)Isaac Breuer and Jenny Eisenmann

Background and Family

Breuer was born in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) to Isaac Breuer and his wife Jenny Breuer (née Eisenmann) in 1918. He had four siblings: Yaakov; Ulla, Tzipora, and Simeon. The family originated in Frankfurt but left for Israel in 1936.

Work

Breuer wrote extensively on history, particularly German Jewish history. His works include Modernity Within Tradition: The Social History of Orthodox Jewry in Imperial Germany, (Columbia University Press: 1992) and The Torah-im-Derekh-Eretz of S.R. Hirsch (1970).

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