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Menachem Elon

Israeli High Court judge (1923-2013) · Israel · Academics · Died at 89

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Menachem Elon was an Israeli jurist and Professor of Law specializing in traditional Jewish Law, an Orthodox rabbi, and a prolific author on traditional Jewish law (Halakha). He was the head of the Jewish Law Institute of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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2013Died6 February 20132001Jerusalem PrizeAwardYakir YerushalayimAward1997Honorary Doctor of the Bar-Ilan UniversityAwardHonorary Doctor of Yeshiva UniversityAwardKnight of Quality Government BadgeAward1994National Jewish Book AwardsAwardTzeltner PrizeAward1979Israel PrizeAward1978Katz AwardAward1923Born1 November 1923

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Jerusalem Prize2001
Yakir Yerushalayim2001
Knight of Quality Government Badge1997
Honorary Doctor of Yeshiva University1997
Honorary Doctor of the Bar-Ilan University1997
National Jewish Book Awards1994
Tzeltner Prize1994
Israel Prize1979
Katz Award1978

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Menachem Elon was an Israeli jurist and Professor of Law specializing in traditional Jewish Law, an Orthodox rabbi, and a prolific author on traditional Jewish law (Halakha). He was the head of the Jewish Law Institute of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He lost the 1983 Israeli Presidential Election to Chaim Herzog.

Country
Israel
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2013 · aged 89

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