Shmuel Safrai Explained

Shmuel Safrai
Birth Place:	Warsaw, Poland
Nationality:	Israel
Workplaces:	Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Shmuel Safrai (Hebrew: שמואל ספראי) (born 1919; died 2003) was Professor Emeritus of History of the Jewish People at Hebrew University. Born in Warsaw, Safrai immigrated to Palestine with his family at the age of three. Safrai authored over eighty articles and twelve books.

Awards

In 1986, Safrai received the Jerusalem Prize.

In 2002, he was awarded the Israel Prize for Land of Israel studies.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• List of Israel Prize recipients

External links

• Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research: Deceased Members
• Online Biography
• Safrai, Shmuel in the Jewish Virtual Library.
• Articles by Shmuel Safrai published online on Jerusalem Perspective.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Recipient’s C.V. .
2. Web site: Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Judges' Rationale for Grant to Recipient .