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“As Long as You’re Healthy”: Paul Mendes-Flohr (1941–2024)

JL;DR SUMMARY Paul Mendes-Flohr, a renowned scholar of Jewish philosophy and a leading authority on Martin Buber, passed away at 83. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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MentorshipZionismJewish PhilosophyScholarshipJewish ThoughtBrandeis UniversityPluralismMartin BuberKinderlandPaul Mendes Flohr

Places mentioned

Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Paul Flohr grew up in the hardscrabble Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn and spent his summers at Kinderland, a socialist camp tucked into the Berkshires."
Israel
"At eighteen, volunteering at a kibbutz in northern Israel, he first encountered the teachings of Martin Buber, which he would spend the rest of his life mastering."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"X-rays taken during a hospital stay in Chicago revealed the signs of childhood malnutrition in his legs."
Berlin, Germany
"In 1968, Paul arrived in Berlin to write a dissertation on Buber."
Jerusalem, Israel
"From Berlin, Paul went to Jerusalem, where he developed a spiritual bond with Bubers son and literary executor Rafael."
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