Jonah Frankel Explained

Jonah Frankel
Native Name:	יונה פרנקל
Birth Place:	Munich, Germany
Death Place:	Jerusalem, Israel
Nationality:	Israel
Occupation:	Author, Professor of Hebrew literature

Jonah Frankel, also spelled Yonah Frankel, Jonah Fraenkel (1928–2012) was an author, ^[1] Hebrew literature professor and Israel Prize laureate.

Biography

Jonah Frankel was born in Munich in 1928 and emigrated to Israel in 1937 to escape the Nazis.^[2] He was a Professor Emeritus of Aggadah and Midrash in the Department of Hebrew Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.^[3] He has been described as "One of the most important scholars of the modern study of midrash" ^[4]

He was also a scholar of piyyut, and he continued the project of the Goldschmidt-Fraenkel Machzor, started by his father-in-law, Professor .

Published works

• Darkhei Ha-Aggadah VeHa-Midrash (The Ways of the Midrash and the Aggadah), a two volume set, is an encyclopedic guide to the study of Midrash and Aggadah in broader Jewish culture. ^[5]
• Time and its role in the aggadic story (Jewish civilization university series)

Awards and honors

• In 1993, Jonah Frankel received the Bialik Prize for significant accomplishments in Hebrew literature.
• In 2000, Jonah Frankel won the Israel Prize in Talmudic research, for his work on interpreting midrash and aggada. ^[6]

External links

• Jonah Frankel Biography in Hebrew

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daf Yomi Archive. 2020-06-30. www.etzion.org.il. en. 2015-03-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150324020106/http://www.vbm-torah.org/archive/aggada/28b-aggada.htm. dead.
2. Web site: amitgvaryahu. 2012-09-02. Postscript: Jonah Frankel, 1928-2012. 2020-06-30. The Talmud Blog. en.
3. Web site: Midrash and Aggadah. 2020-06-30. www-e.openu.ac.il.
4. Web site: Prof. Jonah Frankel z"l « Menachem Mendel. 2020-06-30. en-US.
5. Web site: Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features » Story Master from Ashkenaz. 2020-06-30. www.jewishideasdaily.com.
6. Web site: Israel Prize Winner Yonah Frenkel Passes Away. 2020-06-30. Israel National News. 2 September 2012 . en.