page_title: Robert S. Wistrich
hierarchical_section_title: Robert S. Wistrich
caption_attribution_description: English: Professor Robert S. Wistrich (2013) Русский: Профессор Роберт Уистрич (2013 г.) עברית: פרופ' רוברט ויסטריך
context_page_description: Robert Solomon Wistrich was a British-Israeli academic and author. He was a leading scholar of antisemitism in Europe. He was also the Neuburger Professor of European and Jewish history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He wrote and edited at least 30 books.
  Wistrich was born in Lenger, Kazakh SSR. His parents were leftist Polish Jews who moved to escape antisemitism. He later moved to France with his family, and grew up in England.
  Wistrich died from a heart attack on May 19, 2015 in Rome, Italy. He was 70.
context_section_description: Robert Solomon Wistrich (April 7, 1945 – May 19, 2015) was a British-Israeli academic and author. He was a leading scholar of antisemitism in Europe. He was also the Neuburger Professor of European and Jewish history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He wrote and edited at least 30 books.
  Wistrich was born in Lenger, Kazakh SSR (now Kazakhstan). His parents were leftist Polish Jews who moved to escape antisemitism. He later moved to France with his family, and grew up in England.
  Wistrich died from a heart attack on May 19, 2015 in Rome, Italy. He was 70.
caption: Wistrich in May 2013.
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