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Yehezkel Kaufmann
Israeli academic (1889–1963)
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| Born | 1889 Ukraine |
| Died | 9 October 1963(1963-10-09) (aged 73–74) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Awards | Bialik Prize for Jewish Thought (1933, 1956) Israel Prize in Jewish Studies (1958) |
| Alma mater | University of Bern |
| Institutions | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Notable works | Exile and Estrangement (1930) The Religion of Israel (1960) |
Yehezkel Kaufmann (Hebrew: יחזקאל קויפמן; also: Yeḥezqêl Qâufman; Yeḥezḳel Ḳoyfman; Jehezqël Kaufmann) (1889 – 9 October 1963) was an Israeli philosopher and Biblical scholar associated with the Hebrew University.
His main contribution to the study of biblical religion was his thesis that Israel's monotheism was not a gradual development from paganism but entirely new.[1]
Biography
Yehezkel Kaufmann was born in Ukraine. His Talmudic knowledge was acquired at the yeshiva of Rabbi Chaim Tche