Ernst Ehrlich Explained

Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich
Birth Date:27 March 1921
Death Date:21 October 2007
Death Place:Riehen, Switzerland
Era:20th century philosophy
Region:Jewish philosophy
Main Interests:Religious philosophy, interfaith dialogue
Notable Works:Advisor for "Nostra aetate"
Institutions:European director of B'nai B'rith

Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich (27 March 1921  - 21 October 2007) was a Swiss Jewish religious philosopher.

Ehrlich fled Nazi Germany for Switzerland in June 1943, using a false passport. From 1961 to 1994 he was European director of the Jewish organisation B'nai B'rith.

He was an adviser to German Cardinal Augustin Bea at the Second Vatican Council in preparing "Nostra aetate", a key document on Roman Catholic-Jewish relations.[1]

He died at his home in Riehen, a suburb of Basel.[1]

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  1. Web site: Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich dies. 2007-10-24 . 24 October 2007. Pravda.