David Feuerwerker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Feuerwerker

French historian and rabbi

Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1912

Place of Birth: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Date of Death: 20-Jun-1980

Profession: rabbi, historian

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

David Feuerwerker (October 2, 1912 – June 20, 1980) was a French Jewish rabbi and professor of Jewish history who was effective in the resistance to German occupation the Second World War.
He was completely unsuspected until six months before the war ended, when he fled to Switzerland and his wife and baby went underground in France.
The French government cited him for his bravery with several awards.
After the war, he and his wife re-established the Jewish community of Lyon.
He settled in Paris, teaching at the Sorbonne.
In 1966, he and his family, grown to six children, moved to Montreal, where he developed a department of Jewish studies at the University of Montreal.