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Moshe Zimmermann
Moshe Zimmermann is an Israeli historian of Germany and German Jews, and a professor emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
born 1943Research on German Jewish historyDirecting the Koebner CenterA biography of Wilhelm Marr
- Born
- 25 December 1943, Jerusalem
- Occupation
- historian, writer, university teacher, film director
- Education
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Moshe Zimmermann was born in 1943 in Jerusalem
Moshe Zimmermann was born in Jerusalem on 25 December 1943. He attended the Ma'ale school there for his primary and high school years.
He earned his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He later taught there and became a professor emeritus.
His research covers German social history, the history of German Jews, antisemitism, Israel and Germany relations, and sport. From 1986 to 2012 he directed the Richard Koebner Minerva Center for German History. He also helped develop history curricula for the Ministry of Education and wrote school textbooks.
He writes often in German language media and has published books in German on Israel and the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Remarks attributed to him in 1995 about settlers in Hebron led to defamation suits, and these were dismissed. In 2002 he sued Haaretz for libel, and the suit was dismissed in 2004.
Moshe Zimmermann's life in 9 milestones
- 1943
Born in Jerusalem.
- 1986
Became director of the Koebner Center for German History.
- 1993
Received the Humboldt Prize.
- 1995
Remarks attributed to him on Hebron settlers led to lawsuits.
- 1997
Received the Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Prize from the DAAD.
- 2002
Received the Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize from the University of Tübingen.
- 2006
Received the Theodor Lessing Prize for Criticism.
- 2012
Ended his term as director of the Koebner Center.
- 2015
Appeared in a documentary about Wilfrid Israel.
Moshe Zimmermann received one award
- Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize
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