Emil L. Fackenheim
At a glance:
- Series: World Philosophers and Their Works
- Categories: Philosophy, Literature, Publishing, Religion, Ethics, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Philosophers, Judaism, Jews, Synagogues, Temples
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History, Middle Eastern History
Article abstract: Fackenheim used Jewish resources to interpret non-Jewish philosophy and Western techniques on Jewish texts and history. He defined an authentic Jewish philosopher—and an authentic Jew—as one who has opened the self to the historical uniqueness of the Holocaust and one who actively supports the building of the State of Israel as past, present, and future home for the Jews.
Early Life
Emil Ludwig Fackenheim was raised by a piously Jewish mother and a father who not only was a successful lawyer but who also daily recited traditional...
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