Josy Eisenberg

French rabbi & animator (1933-2017) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 83

Josy (Yossef) Eisenberg was a French television producer and rabbi. A Hasidic Jew of Polish origin, he produced an animated TV show, À bible ouverte, which has been running on France 2 since the early 1960s.

Josy Eisenberg is read about 21 times a day, in 6 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 11 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?

Compare

People around Josy

Close ties

Gérard Oury Directed The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)

Also in Français

Awards

Francine and Antoine Bernheim Award for Arts, Literature and Science1996

Prix de l'Amitié judéo-chrétienne de France1993

Knight of the Legion of Honour

Officer of the National Order of Merit

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

Medal of the City of Paris

About this person

He was also the co-screenwriter of the movie The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob. and wrote a number of different books including Seven Lights: On the Major Jewish Festivals with Adin Steinsaltz and Job ou Dieu dans la tempête with Elie Wiesel.

Country

France