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'''Haim Beinart''' (1917-2010) was an Israeli historian and academic administrator. Originally from Russia, he was a Professor of History at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]]. He served as the Dean of Humanities at the [[Ben-Gurion University of the Negev]]. He specialized in the history of [[Iberian Jews]]. |
'''Haim Beinart''' (1917-2010) was an Israeli historian and academic administrator. Originally from Russia, he was a Professor of History at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]]. He served as the Dean of Humanities at the [[Ben-Gurion University of the Negev]]. He specialized in the history of [[Iberian Jews]]. |
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Haim Beinart was born on November 14, 1917 in [[Pskow]], Russia.<ref name="memoirsspeculum">{{cite journal|last1=Chazan|first1=Robert|last2=Hillgarth|first2=Jocelyn|last3=Zedar|first3=Benjamin K.|title=Memoirs of Fellows and Corresponding Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America: Haim Beinart|journal=Speculum|date=July 2011|volume=86|issue=3|pages=860–863|doi=10.1017/S0038713411002387|url=http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8304037|accessdate=August 17, 2016}}</ref><ref name="elpaisobit">{{cite news|last1=Muñoz|first1=Juan Miguel|title=Haim Beinart, experto israelí en la historia de Sefarad|url=http://elpais.com/diario/2010/02/22/necrologicas/1266793202_850215.html|accessdate=August 17, 2016|work=El País|date=February 22, 2010}}</ref><ref name="dinorcenterbio">{{cite web|title=Beinart, Haim|url=http://jewishhistory.huji.ac.il/Profs/HU/jewish%20history/beinart.htm|website=The Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History|publisher=The Hebrew University of Jerusalem|accessdate=August 17, 2016}}</ref> In 1923, when he was six years old, his family settled in [[Riga]].<ref name="memoirsspeculum"/> Beinart's parents were [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic Jews]], and he attended a Jewish school.<ref name="memoirsspeculum"/> He graduated in 1934, and served in the [[Latvian Army]] until 1937.<ref name="memoirsspeculum"/> |
Haim Beinart was born on November 14, 1917 in [[Pskow]], Russia.<ref name="memoirsspeculum">{{cite journal|last1=Chazan|first1=Robert|last2=Hillgarth|first2=Jocelyn|last3=Zedar|first3=Benjamin K.|title=Memoirs of Fellows and Corresponding Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America: Haim Beinart|journal=Speculum|date=July 2011|volume=86|issue=3|pages=860–863|doi=10.1017/S0038713411002387|url=http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8304037|accessdate=August 17, 2016}}</ref><ref name="elpaisobit">{{cite news|last1=Muñoz|first1=Juan Miguel|title=Haim Beinart, experto israelí en la historia de Sefarad|url=http://elpais.com/diario/2010/02/22/necrologicas/1266793202_850215.html|accessdate=August 17, 2016|work=El País|date=February 22, 2010}}</ref><ref name="dinorcenterbio">{{cite web|title=Beinart, Haim|url=http://jewishhistory.huji.ac.il/Profs/HU/jewish%20history/beinart.htm|website=The Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History|publisher=The Hebrew University of Jerusalem|accessdate=August 17, 2016}}</ref> In 1923, when he was six years old, his family settled in [[Riga]].<ref name="memoirsspeculum"/> Beinart's parents were [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic Jews]], and he attended a Jewish school.<ref name="memoirsspeculum"/> He graduated in 1934, and served in the [[Latvian Army]] until 1937.<ref name="memoirsspeculum"/> |
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Beinart made aliyah to attend the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] in 1937.<ref name="memoirsspeculum"/> While he was at university, he served as an intelligence officer in the [[Irgun]].<ref name="memoirsspeculum"/> He also served in the [[1948 Palestine war|1948 War of Independence]].<ref name="memoirsspeculum"/> He subsequently went on a trip to Spain, where he researched the history of Iberian Jews.<ref name="memoirsspeculum"/> He earned a PhD from the HUJ in 1955.<ref name="hebrewunicherrick">{{cite web|title=HAIM BEINART, BERNARD CHERRICK PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE|url=http://www.huji.ac.il/dataj/controller/ihoker/MOP-STAFF_LINK?sno=811608&Save_t=|website=The Hebrew University of Jerusalem|accessdate=August 17, 2016}}</ref> |
Beinart made aliyah to attend the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] in 1937.<ref name="memoirsspeculum"/> While he was at university, he served as an intelligence officer in the [[Irgun]].<ref name="memoirsspeculum"/> He also served in the [[1948 Palestine war|1948 War of Independence]].<ref name="memoirsspeculum"/> He subsequently went on a trip to Spain, where he researched the history of Iberian Jews.<ref name="memoirsspeculum"/> He earned a PhD from the HUJ in 1955.<ref name="hebrewunicherrick">{{cite web|title=HAIM BEINART, BERNARD CHERRICK PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE|url=http://www.huji.ac.il/dataj/controller/ihoker/MOP-STAFF_LINK?sno=811608&Save_t=|website=The Hebrew University of Jerusalem|accessdate=August 17, 2016}}</ref> |
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Beinart became a lecturer at his alma mater, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in 1958.<ref name="hebrewunicherrick"/> He was promoted to senior lecturer in 1963, associate professor in 1966 and full professor in 1971.<ref name="dinorcenterbio"/> Meanwhile, he was appointed as the Dean of Humanities at the [[Ben-Gurion University of the Negev]] in 1969.<ref name="iasbeinart"/> He was also a visiting scholar at the [[Israel Institute for Advanced Studies|Institute of Advanced Study]] from September 1986 to June 1987.<ref name="iasbeinart"/> He retired from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1988 as the [[Bernard Cherrick]] Professor Emeritus of History of the Jewish People.<ref name="dinorcenterbio"/><ref name="hebrewunicherrick"/> |
Beinart became a lecturer at his alma mater, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in 1958.<ref name="hebrewunicherrick"/> He was promoted to senior lecturer in 1963, associate professor in 1966 and full professor in 1971.<ref name="dinorcenterbio"/> Meanwhile, he was appointed as the Dean of Humanities at the [[Ben-Gurion University of the Negev]] in 1969.<ref name="iasbeinart"/> He was also a visiting scholar at the [[Israel Institute for Advanced Studies|Institute of Advanced Study]] from September 1986 to June 1987.<ref name="iasbeinart"/> He retired from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1988 as the [[Bernard Cherrick]] Professor Emeritus of History of the Jewish People.<ref name="dinorcenterbio"/><ref name="hebrewunicherrick"/> |
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Beinart became a corresponding member of the Spanish Academy of Humanities in 1973 and a member of the [[Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities]] in 1981.<ref name="iasbeinart">{{cite web|title=Haim Beinart|url=https://www.ias.edu/scholars/haim-beinart|website=Institute of Advanced Study|accessdate=August 17, 2016}}</ref> He was the inaugural recipient of the "Three Cultures Prize" from the [[Córdoba, Andalusia]] for his scholarship in 1986.<ref name="cordobahonors">{{cite news|title=Cordoba honors Israeli professor|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/49998211/?terms=%22Haim%2BBeinart%22|accessdate=August 18, 2016|work=The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle|location=Milwaukee, Wisconsin|date=February 14, 1986|page=3|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|registration=yes}}</ref> He received an honorary doctorate from the [[Complutense University of Madrid]] in 1988.<ref name="dinorcenterbio"/> He was the recipient of the [[Israel Prize]] in 1991.<ref name="iasbeinart"/> |
Beinart became a corresponding member of the Spanish Academy of Humanities in 1973 and a member of the [[Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities]] in 1981.<ref name="iasbeinart">{{cite web|title=Haim Beinart|url=https://www.ias.edu/scholars/haim-beinart|website=Institute of Advanced Study|accessdate=August 17, 2016}}</ref> He was the inaugural recipient of the "Three Cultures Prize" from the [[Córdoba, Andalusia]] for his scholarship in 1986.<ref name="cordobahonors">{{cite news|title=Cordoba honors Israeli professor|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/49998211/?terms=%22Haim%2BBeinart%22|accessdate=August 18, 2016|work=The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle|location=Milwaukee, Wisconsin|date=February 14, 1986|page=3|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|registration=yes}}</ref> He received an honorary doctorate from the [[Complutense University of Madrid]] in 1988.<ref name="dinorcenterbio"/> He was the recipient of the [[Israel Prize]] in 1991.<ref name="iasbeinart"/> |
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==Published works== |
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==Personal life and death== |
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*{{cite book|editor1-last=Beinart|editor1-first=Haim|title=Records of the trials of the Spanish Inquisition in Ciudad Real|date=1974-1985|publisher=Israel National Academy of Sciences and Humanities|location=Jerusalem|isbn=9789652080240|oclc=1297217}} |
*{{cite book|editor1-last=Beinart|editor1-first=Haim|title=Records of the trials of the Spanish Inquisition in Ciudad Real|date=1974-1985|publisher=Israel National Academy of Sciences and Humanities|location=Jerusalem|isbn=9789652080240|oclc=1297217}} |
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*{{cite book|last1=Beinart|first1=Haim|title=Trujillo, a Jewish community in Extremadura on the Eve of the Expulsion from Spain|date=1980|publisher=Magnes Press|location=Jerusalem|isbn=9789652233493|oclc=7248199}} |
*{{cite book|last1=Beinart|first1=Haim|title=Trujillo, a Jewish community in Extremadura on the Eve of the Expulsion from Spain|date=1980|publisher=Magnes Press|location=Jerusalem|isbn=9789652233493|oclc=7248199}} |
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Revision as of 07:08, 5 September 2017
Haim Beinart | |
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| Born | November 14, 1917 Pskow, Russia |
| Died | February 16, 2010 Jerusalem, Israel |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Spouse | Ruth Beinart |
| Children | 4 |
Haim Beinart (1917-2010) was an Israeli historian and academic administrator. Originally from Russia, he was a Professor of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He served as the Dean of Humanities at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He specialized in the history of Iberian Jews.
Biography
Haim Beinart was born on November 14, 1917 in Pskow, Russia.[1][2][3] In 1923, when he was six years old, his family settled in Riga.[1] Beinart's parents were Hasidic Jews, and he attended a Jewish school.[1] He graduated in 1934, and served in the Latvian Army until 1937.[1]
Beinart made aliyah to attend the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1937.[1] While he was at university, he served as an intelligence officer in the Irgun.[1] He also served in the 1948 War of Independence.[1] He subsequently went on a trip to Spain, where he researched the history of Iberian Jews.[1] He earned a PhD from the HUJ in 1955.[4]
With his wife Ruth, Beinart had four children: Yael, Yosef, Shelomo, and Hagit.[1] He died on February 16, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel.[1][2]
Academic Career
Beinart became a lecturer at his alma mater, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in 1958.[4] He was promoted to senior lecturer in 1963, associate professor in 1966 and full professor in 1971.[3] Meanwhile, he was appointed as the Dean of Humanities at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in 1969.[5] He was also a visiting scholar at the Institute of Advanced Study from September 1986 to June 1987.[5] He retired from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1988 as the Bernard Cherrick Professor Emeritus of History of the Jewish People.[3][4]
Beinart was an expert on Iberian Jews.[3] He visited many towns in Spain to investigate their Jewish pasts.[2]
Beinart became a corresponding member of the Spanish Academy of Humanities in 1973 and a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in 1981.[5] He was the inaugural recipient of the "Three Cultures Prize" from the Córdoba, Andalusia for his scholarship in 1986.[6] He received an honorary doctorate from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1988.[3] He was the recipient of the Israel Prize in 1991.[5]
Published works
- Beinart, Haim, ed. (1974–1985). Records of the trials of the Spanish Inquisition in Ciudad Real. Jerusalem: Israel National Academy of Sciences and Humanities. ISBN 9789652080240. OCLC 1297217.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - Beinart, Haim (1980). Trujillo, a Jewish community in Extremadura on the Eve of the Expulsion from Spain. Jerusalem: Magnes Press. ISBN 9789652233493. OCLC 7248199.
- Beinart, Haim (1981). Conversos on Trial: The Inquisition in Ciudad Real. Jerusalem: Magnes Press. ISBN 9789652233844. OCLC 8766020.
- Beinart, Haim (1992). Atlas of Medieval Jewish History. Jerusalem: Carta. ISBN 9781441656179. OCLC 709715798.
- Beinart, Haim, ed. (1992). The Sephardi Legacy. Jerusalem: Magnes Press. ISBN 9789652237996. OCLC 28150442.
- Beinart, Haim (2002). The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain. Portland, Oregon: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization. ISBN 9781874774419. OCLC 470225028.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Chazan, Robert; Hillgarth, Jocelyn; Zedar, Benjamin K. (July 2011). "Memoirs of Fellows and Corresponding Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America: Haim Beinart". Speculum. 86 (3): 860–863. doi:10.1017/S0038713411002387. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ a b c Muñoz, Juan Miguel (February 22, 2010). "Haim Beinart, experto israelí en la historia de Sefarad". El País. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Beinart, Haim". The Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ a b c "HAIM BEINART, BERNARD CHERRICK PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE". The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Haim Beinart". Institute of Advanced Study. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ "Cordoba honors Israeli professor". The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. February 14, 1986. p. 3. Retrieved August 18, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
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