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Simon Markovich Dubnow

Russian historian
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Also known as: Semon Markovich Dubnow, Semyon Markovich Dubnow
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Simon also spelled:
Semon, orSemyon
Born:
Sept. 10, 1860, Mstislavl, Russia [now in Belarus]
Died:
December 1941, Riga, Latvia, U.S.S.R. (aged 81)
Subjects Of Study:
Hasidism
Judaism
sociology
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Simon Markovich Dubnow (born Sept. 10, 1860, Mstislavl, Russia [now in Belarus]—died December 1941, Riga, Latvia, U.S.S.R.) was a Jewish historian who introduced a sociological emphasis into the study of Jewish history, particularly that of eastern Europe. Dubnow early ceased to practice Jewish rituals. He later came to believe that his vocation as a historian of Judaism was as true to the faith of his ancestors as were the Talmudic studies of his piously Orthodox grandfather. Dubnow was largely a self-educated man. Throughout his life he supported himself as a teacher and professional writer. In 1882 he began his long ...(100 of 408 words)

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