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Jacob Katz (1904–1998) was a Hungarian-Israeli historian, university teacher, educator, and rabbi. Born in Magyargencs, he was educated at Goethe University Frankfurt and worked at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Palestine. He spoke Hebrew and English. Katz died in Jerusalem and was buried at Har HaMenuchot.
His professional fields included history, sociology, Jewish history, and social history. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and received the Israel Prize. His notable works include *Hors du ghetto*, *Peraḳim be-toldot ha-ḥevrah ha-Yehudit bi-Yeme ha-benayim uva-ʻet ha-ḥadashah*, *From Prejudice to Destruction*, *The DARKER side of genius*, and *The Shabbes Goy*.
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Jacob Katz appears in Vinony's Israel Prize collection — one of 721 entries. It also appears in American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Vinony's link graph records 27 inbound references to Jacob Katz, and connects out to Israel, Hungary and Jerusalem.
It is catalogued under topics including 1904 births, 1998 deaths and 20th-century Hungarian historians.
Vinony links it to 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1904
- Died
- 1998
- Works
- 70
Top works
- Hors du ghetto
- Peraḳim be-toldot ha-ḥevrah ha-Yehudit bi-Yeme ha-benayim uva-ʻet ha-ḥadashah
- From Prejudice to Destruction
- The DARKER side of genius
- The Shabbes Goy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Katz
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Israel
- Place of birth
- Magyargencs
- Place of death
- Jerusalem
- Occupation
- educator
- Educated at
- Goethe University Frankfurt
- Employer
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Israel Prize
- Field of work
- antisemitism
- Work location
- Palestine
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- date of birth
- 1904-11-15
- date of death
- 1998-01-01
- place of burial
- Har HaMenuchot
- P8168
- CBC
- Academia.edu profile URL
- huji.academia.edu/JacobKatz
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