Yaffa Eliach

Polish American historian, author, and scholar of Judaic studies and the Holocaust
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Yaffa Eliach

Summary

Yaffa Eliach is a human[1]. Born in Eišiškės[2], she… she was born on May 31, 1937[3]. She passed away in Manhattan[4]. She died on November 8, 2016[5]. She worked as a historian[6], writer[7], university teacher[8], and scientist[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Eišiškės[2], Yaffa Eliach…
  • Yaffa Eliach died in Manhattan[4].
  • Yaffa Eliach was born on May 31, 1937[3].
  • Yaffa Eliach died on November 8, 2016[5].
  • A child of Yaffa Eliach was Smadar Rosensweig[11].
  • Yaffa Eliach held citizenship in Second Polish Republic[12].
  • Yaffa Eliach held citizenship in Soviet Union[13].
  • Yaffa Eliach held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Yaffa Eliach's professions included historian[6].
  • Yaffa Eliach's professions included writer[7].
  • Yaffa Eliach worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Yaffa Eliach worked as a scientist[9].
  • Yaffa Eliach's field of work was history[15].
  • Yaffa Eliach's field of work was Jewish studies[16].
  • Yaffa Eliach's field of work was The Holocaust[17].
  • Yaffa Eliach's field of work was Jewish history[18].
  • Yaffa Eliach's field of work was literary activity[19].
  • Among Yaffa Eliach's employers was Brooklyn College[20].
  • Yaffa Eliach was educated at Brooklyn College[21].
  • Yaffa Eliach's education included a stint at City University of New York[22].
  • Yaffa Eliach received the Guggenheim Fellowship[23].
  • Yaffa Eliach is recorded as female[24].
  • Yaffa Eliach's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Yaffa Eliach's Commons category is recorded as Yaffa Eliach[26].
  • Yaffa Eliach earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Yaffa Eliach's place of birth was Eišiškės[2]. She was born on May 31, 1937[3].

Education

Educated at Brooklyn College[21], a college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1930[30], headquartered in Brooklyn[31] and City University of New York[22], a public university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1961[34], headquartered in New York City[35]. Yaffa Eliach earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[6], writer[7], university teacher[8], and scientist[9]. Fields of work include history[15]; Jewish studies[16], an academic discipline[36]; The Holocaust[17], a genocide[37], in German Reich[38]; Jewish history[18], an aspect of history[39]; and literary activity[19]. Among Yaffa Eliach's employers was Brooklyn College[20].

Recognition

Yaffa Eliach received the Guggenheim Fellowship[23].

Personal Life

A child of Yaffa Eliach was Smadar Rosensweig[11].

Death and Burial

Yaffa Eliach died on November 8, 2016[5]. She died in Manhattan[4].

Why It Matters

Yaffa Eliach ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[10] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Yaffa Eliach born?

Yaffa Eliach was born in Eišiškės[2].

Where did Yaffa Eliach die?

Yaffa Eliach died in Manhattan[4].

What did Yaffa Eliach do for work?

Yaffa Eliach worked as historian[6], writer[7], university teacher[8], and scientist[9].

Where did Yaffa Eliach go to school?

Yaffa Eliach was educated at Brooklyn College[21] and City University of New York[22].

What awards did Yaffa Eliach receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [25] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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