Emil Fackenheim

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Emil Fackenheim was a German-born Jewish philosopher and theologian best known for his post-Holocaust religious thought, especially his insistence on a new commandment forbidding Jews to grant Hitler a posthumous victory.

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instanceOf Holocaust theologian
person
philosopher
rabbi
theologian
birthCountry Germany NERFINISHED
birthDate 1916-06-22
birthPlace Halle an der Saale NERFINISHED
citizenship Canada
Germany
Israel
deathDate 2003-09-18
educatedAt Halle University NERFINISHED
University of Aberdeen NERFINISHED
University of Toronto
employer University of Toronto NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Jews
surface form: Jewish people
familyName Fackenheim NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork German idealism
Holocaust theology
Jewish theology
existentialism
philosophy of religion
givenName Emil NERFINISHED
influenced Holocaust studies
contemporary Jewish theology
influencedBy Franz Rosenzweig NERFINISHED
G. W. F. Hegel NERFINISHED
Immanuel Kant
Martin Buber NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
German
mainInterest post-Holocaust Jewish thought
relationship between Judaism and modern philosophy
movement modern Jewish philosophy
name Emil Ludwig Fackenheim NERFINISHED
notableConcept Jewish response to Auschwitz as religious imperative NERFINISHED
notableIdea 614th commandment NERFINISHED
prohibition on granting Hitler a posthumous victory
notableWork Encounters between Judaism and Modern Philosophy NERFINISHED
God’s Presence in History NERFINISHED
God’s Presence in History: Jewish Affirmations and Philosophical Reflections NERFINISHED
The Jewish Return into History NERFINISHED
The Religious Dimension in Hegel’s Thought NERFINISHED
To Mend the World NERFINISHED
To Mend the World: Foundations of Post-Holocaust Jewish Thought NERFINISHED
occupation university professor
religion Judaism
residence Jerusalem
Toronto NERFINISHED
workLocation Jerusalem NERFINISHED
Toronto NERFINISHED

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