Joseph Bentwich
Joseph Bentwich | |
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| Native name | 'יוסף בנטוויץ |
| Born | 3 February 1902 London University |
| Notable awards | Israel Prize (1962) |
| Spouse |
Sarah Yaffe (m. 1924) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Ari Shavit (grandson) |
Joseph Bentwich (Hebrew: 'יוסף בנטוויץ; 3 February 1902 – 1982) was a British-Israeli educator.
Biography
Bentwich was born in 1902 in
In 1924, he settled in
In 1948, following the resignation of Arthur Biram, Bentwich was appointed as his replacement as principal of the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa, a position he held until 1955. 1955 to 1958, he was a lecturer in education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Bentwich was a leader of the Amanah (Covenant) group, established to study and promote new interpretations of Judaism.[1]
Awards
- In 1962, Bentwich was awarded the Israel Prize for education.[2]
Printed works
- Education in Israel, 1965
- Yalkut ha-Datot (Anthology of Religions), editor, 1964
- Yahadut, Mikra'ah (Judaism, a Reader), editor, 1967
He also published several textbook for teaching English and mathematics.[1]
Family
Bentwich had ten siblings, seven of whom eventually settled permanently in Israel. His eldest brother, Norman Bentwich, was a leading British lawyer, who also spent much of his professional life Mandate Palestine and Israel. Another sibling was Thelma Yellin, a renowned cellist and active pioneer of the musical life of Mandate Palestine.
In 1924, Bentwich married Sarah Yaffe (the daughter of
See also
References
- ^ a b c Encyclopaedia Judaica 1971 Edition. Volume 4. pp 555–556
- ^ "Israel Prize recipients in 1962 (in Hebrew)". Israel Prize Official Site. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012.
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