Esther Farbstein
Israeli historian of the Holocaust · Israel · On the map · Writers · Born 1946 · age 80
Esther Farbstein is an Israeli historian, researcher, author, and lecturer. Considered the leading Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) scholar of the Holocaust, she focuses on the spiritual responses of Jews to Nazi persecution.
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She has introduced new sources for academic research on the Holocaust, and has also shepherded the incorporation of Holocaust education in Haredi girls schools. In 1994, she founded and became head of the Center for Holocaust Studies at Michlalah-Jerusalem College in Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem. She is the author of numerous books, articles, and monographs in Hebrew and English.
