Philosopher

Emil Fackenheim

Overview

Emil Ludwig Fackenheim (Hebrew: עמיל לודוויג פאקנהיים; 22 June 1916 – 19 September 2003) was a Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi.

Born in Halle, Germany, he was arrested by Nazis on the night of 9 November 1938, known as Kristallnacht. Briefly interned at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp (1938–1939), he escaped with his younger brother Wolfgang to Great Britain, where his parents later joined him. Emil's older brother Ernst-Alexander, who refused to leave Germany, was killed in the Holocaust.

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Philosophers who discussed Emil Fackenheim

• James Doull
• Graeme Nicholson

Ideas Emil Fackenheim discusses

• Islamic philosophy
• The Guardian
• Maimonides
• Methodism
• Newsweek
• Lutheranism
• Reform Judaism
• Torah
• The New York Times
• Nazism
• United Kingdom
• Christianity
• Islam
• Catholic Church
• McGill University
• Quebec
• University of Toronto
• Michael Wyschogrod

Place in the tradition

Part of Jewish philosophy.

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