Oskar Mendelsohn Explained

Oskar Mendelsohn
Birth Date:	29 March 1912
Birth Place:	Trondheim, Norway
Occupation:	Educator, non-fiction writer, historian
Awards:	Order of St. Olav (1969)

Oskar Mendelsohn (29 March 1912  - 1 August 1993) was a Norwegian educator, non-fiction writer and historian.

Biography

Mendelsohn was born in Trondheim on 29 March 1912. He was a son of wholesaler Aron Mendelsohn and Thora Paltiel. In 1938 he married Sussi Melamed (1910–95).

Among his books is a two-volume work on the history of Jews in Norway, published in 1969 and 1986. In 1990 he published a book on the persecution of Jews in Norway during World War II (English edition in 1991). He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1989.^{[1] [2]}

Bibliography

• Jødenes historie i Norge gjennom 300 år (Volume 1 in 1969, Volume 2 in 1986)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Oskar Mendelsohn . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Per Ole . Johansen . . Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo . Norwegian. 25 February 2012 .
2. Encyclopedia: Oskar Mendelsohn . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 25 February 2012.
3. Web site: Oskar Mendelsohn. 2 June 2021.