Graetz, Heinrich

Graetz, Heinrich

▪ German historian
born Oct. 31, 1817, Xions, Prussia
died Sept. 7, 1891, Munich, Ger.

      German author of a major history of the Jews that became the first standard work in the field.

      Greatly influenced by his studies with the renowned scholar Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, Graetz became a teacher at the Breslau (now Wrocław, Pol.) seminary in 1854. The seminary taught a Conservative Judaism compatible with his belief that a Jewish theology should attempt to moderate between Orthodox literalism and Reform liberalism. He retained that post until the end of his life, and also became an honorary professor at the University of Breslau in 1869.

      Graetz's great achievement was his 11-volume Geschichte der Juden von den ältesten Zeiten bis auf die Gegenwart (1853–76; “History of the Jews from Oldest Times to the Present”); a condensed English version was published as History of the Jews, 6 vol. (1891–98).

      The History of the Jews is written in a fluent and literary style and presents a picturesque and heroic account of the entire history of the Jewish people, emphasizing Jewish suffering and nationalistic aspirations. Despite criticism of his methods and viewpoint, Graetz displayed an astonishing knowledge of this broad subject, and the History of the Jews was widely translated and went through many editions. It quickly became a standard work, greatly influencing future historians of Judaism.

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