ABRAHAMS, ISRAEL — (1858–1925), English scholar. In 1902 he was appointed reader in rabbinic and talmudic literature at Cambridge, succeeding solomon schechter . He played a considerable role in the university, both personal and scholastic, and had some… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABRAHAMS, ISRAEL — (1903–1973), South African rabbi and scholar. Born in Vilna and educated at Jews College and London University, he was rabbi in London and Manchester before going to South Africa in 1937 as chief rabbi of the Cape Town Hebrew Congregation. In… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Abrahams, Israel — ▪ British scholar born Nov. 26, 1858, London, Eng. died Oct. 6, 1925, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire one of the most distinguished Jewish scholars of his time, who wrote a number of enduring works on Judaism, particularly Jewish Life in the… … Universalium
Abrahams, Israel — (1858 1924) English scholar. He was reader in rabbinics at Cambridge University. With Claude Montefiore he founded (1888) and edited the Jewish Quarterly Review. His most important works were Jewish Life in the Middle Ages, Studies in… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Israel Abrahams — (b. London, November 26 1858; d. Cambridge, October 6 1925) was one of the most distinguished Jewish scholars of his generation. He wrote a number of classics on Judaism, most notably, Jewish Life in the Middle Ages (1896).He was educated at Jews … Wikipedia
Abrahams — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Brian Abrahams (* 1947), südafrikanisch britischer Jazzmusiker Elihu Abrahams (* 1927), US amerikanischer Festkörperphysiker Gerald Abrahams (1907–1980), britischer Schachspieler und komponist sowie Autor… … Deutsch Wikipedia
ABRAHAMS — ABRAHAMS, family of English rabbis and scholars. ABRAHAM SUZMAN (c. 1801–1880) migrated from Poland to England in 1837, becoming principal shoḥet in London in 1839. He spent the end of his life in Palestine. He wrote an autobiography Zekhor le… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABRAHAMS, GERALD — (1907–1980), British lawyer, chess master, and writer on chess. Abrahams was born in Liverpool. At 18 he developed the Abrahams Defense adopted by many noted players. He won several championships in Britain and prizes in international master… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABRAHAMS, SIR LIONEL — (1869–1919), English civil servant and Anglo Jewish historian, nephew of Israel abrahams . A graduate of Balliol College, Oxford, in 1902 Abrahams became financial secretary for India, in which capacity he successfully reorganized the Indian… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABRAHAMS, ISAAC — (1756–1832?), physician. He was the first Jewish graduate of Columbia (Kings) College, receiving an A.B. degree from that institution in 1774. At commencement he delivered a Latin oration On Concord. After 1786 Abrahams took up permanent… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
