Date of Birth: January 11, 1907
Place of Birth: Warsaw, Poland
Date of Death: December 23, 1972
Place of Death: New York City, New York, U.S.
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Abraham Joshua Heschel was an American rabbi. He was one of the leading Jewish theologians and philosophers of the 20th century. He authored a number of widely read books on Jewish philosophy. He was also a civil rights activist.
Abraham was the son of Rivka/Reizel (Perlow) and Grand Rabbi Moshe Mordehai Heschel. His father was born in Medzhybizh, Letychivs’kyi district, Khmel’nyts’ka oblast, Ukraine.
Abraham’s paternal grandfather was Avraham Yehoshua Heschel (the son of Rand Rabbi Meshullam/Meshulam Zusia/Zusya/Zishe Heschel and Sima Heschel). Meshulam was born in Zin’kov, Ukraine.
Abraham’s paternal grandmother was Leah Rochel/Rachel Friedman (the daughter of Shalom Yosef Friedman and Bluma Raizel Yungerleib). Shalom was born in Ruzhin, Ukraine. Bluma was born in Russia.
Abraham’s maternal grandfather was Yaakov/Jacob Perlow (the son of Shimon Katzenellenbogen/Katzenelenbogen/Perlow, of Zawichost and Sarah Dvora Perlow).
Abraham’s maternal grandmother was named Chaya/Chava Pearl/Perel Liebersohn/Liberson (the daughter of Machla Derbarmdiker). Chava was born in Moldova. Machla was the daughter of Hana Feiga Derbaremdiker.
Sources: https://www.findagrave.com/m
Genealogy of Abraham Joshua Heschel – https://www.geni.com
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