Cecil Roth
Encyclopedia
Cecil Roth was a British Jewish historian
.
He was educated at Merton College, Oxford
(Ph.D.
, 1924) and returned to Oxford
as reader in Jewish Studies from 1939 to 1964. Thereafter he was visiting professor at Bar-Ilan University
, Israel
(1964–1965), and at the City University of New York
(1966–1969).
His brother, Leon (Haim Yehuda) Roth
(1896–1963) was a philosopher, translator, author of several books, and served as Rector of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
(1940–43) and later Dean of Humanities (1949–51). He initiated a series of translation of philosophical classics into Hebrew, and established what later became Magnes Press.
from 1965 until his death.
His works number over 600 items, including:
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
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He was educated at Merton College, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to...
(Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
, 1924) and returned to Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
as reader in Jewish Studies from 1939 to 1964. Thereafter he was visiting professor at Bar-Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University is a university in Ramat Gan of the Tel Aviv District, Israel.Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is now Israel's second-largest academic institution. It has nearly 26,800 students and 1,350 faculty members...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
(1964–1965), and at the City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
(1966–1969).
His brother, Leon (Haim Yehuda) Roth
Léon Roth
Léon Roth is a Luxembourgian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he finished 17th in the K-1 10000 m event. He was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event.-References:*...
(1896–1963) was a philosopher, translator, author of several books, and served as Rector of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; ; abbreviated HUJI) is Israel's second-oldest university, after the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot. The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Edmond J...
(1940–43) and later Dean of Humanities (1949–51). He initiated a series of translation of philosophical classics into Hebrew, and established what later became Magnes Press.
Works
He was editor of Encyclopaedia JudaicaEncyclopaedia Judaica
The Encyclopaedia Judaica is a 26-volume English-language encyclopedia of the Jewish people and their faith, Judaism. It covers diverse areas of the Jewish world and civilization, including Jewish history of all eras, culture, holidays, language, scripture, and religious teachings...
from 1965 until his death.
His works number over 600 items, including:
- Life of Menasseh Ben IsraelMenasseh Ben IsraelManoel Dias Soeiro , better known by his Hebrew name Menasseh Ben Israel , was a Portuguese rabbi, kabbalist, scholar, writer, diplomat, printer and publisher, founder of the first Hebrew printing press in Amsterdam in...
(Philadelphia, 1934); - Roth HaggadahHaggadah of PesachThe Haggadah is a Jewish text that sets forth the order of the Passover Seder. Reading the Haggadah at the Seder table is a fulfillment of the Scriptural commandment to each Jew to "tell your son" of the Jewish liberation from slavery in Egypt as described in the Book of Exodus in the Torah...
(1934) - Magna Bibliotheca Anglo-Judaica: a Bibliographical Guide to Anglo-Jewish History (London, 1937);
- Anglo-Jewish Letters, 1158-1917 (London, 1938);
- History of the Great SynagogueGreat Synagogue of LondonThe Great Synagogue of London was, for centuries, the centre of Ashkenazi synagogue and Jewish life in London. It was destroyed during World War II, in the Blitz.-History:...
(of London), available online, as part of the at the Susser Archive of JCR-UK; - The Jewish Contribution to Civilization (New York 1941)
- History of the Jews in England (Oxford, 1941);
- History of the Jews in Italy (Philadelphia, 1946);
- History of the Marranos (Philadelphia, 1946);
- The Rise of Provincial Jewry (Oxford, 1950), available online, as part of the at the Susser Archive of JCR-UK.
- History of the Jews (initially published as A Bird's-Eye View of Jewish History) (1954);
- The Jews in the Renaissance (Philadelphia, 1959);
- Jewish Art (1961);
- The Dead Sea Scrolls (1965).