Bialik Prize
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Edition 78 (2010) Winner
Immanuel Etkes
イマヌエル・エトケス
Imanueru Etukesu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-01-01 （Tel Aviv, Israel）
- Nationality
- Israel
- Languages
- Hebrew, English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Tel Aviv (born and raised) → Jerusalem (affiliated with Hebrew University)
Career
- Occupations
- historian, university professor, author
- Active Years
- 1968-
- Affiliations
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (emeritus professor)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bialik Prize | — | — | Bialik Prize committee (Tel Aviv Municipality) | 受賞 |
Bialik Prize
2010
Organization:
Bialik Prize committee (Tel Aviv Municipality)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Rabbi Israel Salanter and the Mussar Movement: Seeking the Torah of Truth
1993 history / biographyA historical reconstruction of the 19th-century Mussar movement and the life and thought of its founder, Rabbi Israel Salanter.
Mussar movementJewish ethics19th-century Jewish society
The Gaon of Vilna: The Man and His Image
2002 biography / religious historyA comprehensive biographical study examining the life of the Gaon of Vilna and the construction of his image in later generations.
Talmudic scholarshipimage of intellectualsEastern European Judaism
The Besht: Magician, Mystic, and Leader
2012 biography / religious historyA study of the life, charisma, and religious role of the founder of Hasidism, the Baal Shem Tov (the Besht).
Hasidismmysticismcharismatic leadership
Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liady: The Origins of Chabad Hasidism
2014 religious history / biographyAn investigation of the intellectual background and origins of the Chabad movement's founder, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liady.
ChabadJewish intellectual historyorigins of religious movements
Bibliography
- Rabbi Israel Salanter and the Mussar Movement: Seeking the Torah of Truth
- The Gaon of Vilna: The Man and His Image
- The Besht: Magician, Mystic, and Leader
- Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liady: The Origins of Chabad Hasidism
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly yet narrative biographical stylecareful source-based historical analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- social role of religious movementsinteraction between leaders and communitiestension between modernization and tradition
Legacy
A highly regarded scholar of Eastern European Jewish religious history and leaders. His definitive biographies of figures such as the Gaon of Vilna, the Baal Shem Tov, and works on the Mussar movement have deepened understanding in Jewish studies.
Academic Societies
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (affiliation, emeritus)
- YIVO (associated research)
Archives
- Hebrew University archival holdings
Trivia
- Born in Tel Aviv; raised in a Religious Zionist environment.
- Was a member of the Bnei Akiva youth movement in his youth.
- Participated in 2010 protests against displacement of Palestinian residents from Sheikh Jarrah.
- Anti-settlement activist Dror Etkes is one of his four children.