Creator Bio
Uriel Simon
b. 1929
Uriel Simon was born in Jerusalem. He was a professor of biblical studies at Hebrew University and Bar-Ilan University and served as a director of the university’s Institute for the History of Jewish Research. A translator, editor, scholar, and commentator, he also taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Yale University, and Harvard University.
Entries in the Posen Library by This Creator
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The Place of the Bible in Israeli Society
The Bible, once at the center of the cultural scene, has become marginalized, its magic has faded. A new Israeli generation no longer believes that, to be considered educated, one must be well-versed…