Jonathan Frankel

Jonathan Frankel (July 15, 1935 in London – May 7, 2008 in Jerusalem) was a historian and writer. He was a lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from 1964 to 1985, and a professor between 1985 and 2004.[1]

Influence

Jonathan Frankel was one of the most influential historians of Modern Jewry, as testified in many obituaries: “the most highly regarded historian of modern Jewry of his generation” (Steven Zipperstein, The Independent[1]); “arguably the greatest historian of modern Jewry of his generation” (The Times[2]); “a brilliant historian of Russian and Jewish history” (David Cesarani, The Guardian,[3]). Jonathan Frankel’s most influential contribution to the historiography of East European Jewish life is his book Prophecy and Politics: Socialism, Nationalism, and the Russian Jews, 1862–1917 (1982), which became a classic at the moment of its publication. In this huge work Frankel approached Jewish history of the nineteenth and early twentieth century from completely a new perspective. He interconnected things which had hitherto been separate and examined them in all their complexity. He crossed the established geographical and chronological boundaries of research and produced a comprehensive image of Jewish socialism on three continents and in two generations. The translation of the book into Hebrew, Italian and Russian (the last one published just a few months before his death) can be seen as unquestionable mark of the highest recognition.

Family

Frankel married Edith Rogovin in 1963; they have two daughters.[1]


Books
  • Vladimir Akimov on the Dilemmas of Russian Marxism 1895-1903: The Second Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. Cambridge University Press, 1969.
  • Prophecy and Politics: socialism, nationalism and the Russian Jews, 1862-1917. Cambridge University Press, 1984. — 686 pages (translated into Hebrew, Italian and Russian).
  • The Damascus Affair: 'Ritual Murder', Politics, and the Jews in 1840. Cambridge University Press, 1997. — 491 pages. — ISBN 0-521-48396-4
    (Review / Middle East Quarterly, Volume 13 / September 1, 1998) (translated into Hebrew).
  • Social Radicalism: “Jewish Socialism” and Jewish Labour Movement in Eastern Europe, Open University of Israel, 2007 (in Hebrew).
  • Crisis, Revolution, and Russian Jews. Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Obituaries

References
  1. Steven J. Zipperstein. Professor Jonathan Frankel: Historian of modern Jewry // Obituary. The Independent, Saturday 2 August 2008.
  2. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/professor-jonathan-frankel-historian-of-russia-and-modern-jewry-0qhvsk826gv
  3. Jonathan Frankel - Thought-provoking contributor to Jewish and Russian history
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