Nationality Israel Occupation Historian | Name Yitzhak Baer Died January 22, 1980, Israel | |
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Born 20 December 1888 ( 1888-12-20 ) Halberstadt, Germany Known for Bialik Prize; Israel Prize; Yakir Yerushalayim Education Humboldt University of Berlin Books A History of the Jews in Christian, A History of the Jews in Christian, A History of the Jews in Christian, Galout - l'imaginaire de l'exil d, Galut | ||
Yitzhak Baer (Hebrew: יצחק בער; 20 December 1888 – 22 January 1980) was German-Israeli historian and an expert in medieval Spanish Jewish history.
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Early life
Baer was born in Halberstadt in the Prussian Province of Saxony, Germany, in 1888. He studied philosophy, history and classical philology at Berlin University, University of Strasbourg and University of Freiburg.
He emigrated to Mandate Palestine, now Israel, in 1930, and began lecturing in medieval Jewish history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was professor of medieval history at the University from 1932 to 1945.
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