Shimon Redlich

Shimon Redlich (born 1935) is an Israeli historian who survived the Holocaust. Redlich is a professor emeritus at Ben Gurion University. He is an expert in the modern history of Jews in Eastern Europe.Summer Symposium on the Holocaust Screens 1948 Film Unzere Kinder Followed by Discussion with Child Survivor and Cast Member Shimon Redlich live from Israel

Life

Shimon Redlich was born in Lviv in 1935. He and his family moved to Brzezany, located in what is now Ukraine, the same year. In 1943, his father was killed during a round-up, and the family went into hiding with the help of a Polish and a Ukrainian families. Redlich is one of the child survivors starring in the 1948 film Unzere kinder. 

In 1950, he emigrated to Israel. He earned a BA at Hebrew University, an MA from Harvard University, and a PhD from New York University. In 1972, he began teaching at Ben Gurion University, and retired as full professor in 2003.

Works




 Together and Apart in Brzezany: Poles, Jews, and Ukrainians, 1919-1945
Yekelchyk, Serhy. Journal of Ukrainian Studies; Toronto Vol. 30, Iss. 1,  (Summer 2005): 139-141.







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