Article: Emil Fackenheim

Emil Fackenheim, 87 Leading Jewish philosopher

Tuesday, September 30, 2003

Jerusalem -- Rabbi Emil Fackenheim, a leading Jewish philosopher who explored the essence of Judaism in the aftermath of the Holocaust, died Sept. 19. He was 87.

Fackenheim's many books explored the relationship between the Jewish people and God after the killing of more than 6 million Jews by the Nazis in the Holocaust. They argued that the Holocaust must be understood as an imperative requiring Jews to carry on Jewish existence.

Born in Halle, Germany, ...

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