Emanuel Hurwitz (politician) explained

Emanuel Hurwitz
Birth Date:1935 2, df=y
Nationality:Swiss
Occupation:Psychoanalyst
Party:SP
Office:Member of the Cantonal Council of Zürich
Term Start:1979
Term End:1984

Emanuel Hurwitz (21 February 1935 – 5 February 2022) was a Swiss psychoanalyst and politician.

A member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, he served in the Cantonal Council of Zürich from 1979 to 1984.[1] On May 1, 1984, Hurwitz resigned from the Zürich parliament and the Social Democratic Party in protest against perceived antisemitism and anti-Zionism within the SDP.[2] He died on 5 February 2022, at the age of 86.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Literatur von und über Emanuel Hurwitz. German National Library. German.
  2. Web site: Anti-Semitism in the Swiss left – still a taboo? . 18 September 2022 . . 2022-09-25.
  3. Web site: Emanuel Hurwitz. 8 February 2022. sich-erinnern.ch. German.