Moshe Zimmermann | |
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 Moshe Zimmermann (2010). | |
| Born | 25 December 1943 |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History |
| Institutions | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Moshe Zimmermann (born 25 December 1943) is an Israeli historian and writer. Since 1986 he has been director of the Richard Koebner Minerva Center for German History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Moshe Zimmerman was born in Jerusalem.
Zimmermann received his undergraduate, graduate and doctorate in history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he also currently works. His academic research focuses on the social history of Germany in the 18th and 20th centuries, as well as the history of German Jews and antisemitism.
In 2015 he was interviewed and filmed for the documentary The Essential Link: The Story of Wilfrid Israel by Yonatan Nir, in which he offered more angles to explain why Wilfrid Israel's story did not receive the expected public attention.
In 2002, Zimmermann sued Haaretz for an unflattering mention in an article authored by a former student. In 2004, the lawsuit was, however, dismissed, with Zimmermann having been admonished by the judge. [1]
He was honoured with the Humboldt Prize in 1993, and the Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Prize from the German Academic Exchange Service in 1997. He received Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize from the University of Tübingen in 2002, and was awarded the 2006 Theodor Lessing Prize for Criticism.
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