André Neher
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André Neher was a Jewish scholar and philosopher, born 12, rue du Marche, in Obernai, Bas-Rhin
. He was a student at the College Freppel in Obernai, then at the Lycee Fustel de Coulange in Strasbourg
. He became professor at the College Erckmann-Chatrian in Sarrebourg
, then at the Lycee Kleber in Strasbourg. During WII, he lived in Brive-la-Gaillarde
, where he was a member of Rabbi David Feuerwerker
's community. After the War, he became a professor at the University of Strasbourg
, before moving with his wife, Renee Neher-Bernheim, to Jerusalem, Israel.
and the great world tragedies. Neher thinks that through the biblical silence you can find the divine revelation: through the silence it’s possible the human freedom. His idea of suspension bridge indicates the human “ontological insecurity and pain” caused by this freedom, that’s a “radical factor of uncertainty”: for this reason it is necessary to concentrate our attention not on the ideas of redemption or salvation, but on “to be here in our life”.
Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin is a department of France. The name means "Lower Rhine". It is the more populous and densely populated of the two departments of the Alsace region, with 1,079,013 inhabitants in 2006.- History :...
. He was a student at the College Freppel in Obernai, then at the Lycee Fustel de Coulange in Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
. He became professor at the College Erckmann-Chatrian in Sarrebourg
Sarrebourg
Sarrebourg is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. It lies in on the upper course of the river Sarre.It should not be confused with Saarburg in Germany....
, then at the Lycee Kleber in Strasbourg. During WII, he lived in Brive-la-Gaillarde
Brive-la-Gaillarde
Brive-la-Gaillarde is a commune of France. It is a sub-prefecture of the Corrèze department. The population of the urban area was 89,260 as of 1999. Although it is by far the biggest commune in Corrèze, the capital is Tulle.-History:...
, where he was a member of Rabbi David Feuerwerker
David Feuerwerker
- Born in Geneva :He was born on October 2, 1912, at 11 Rue du Mont-Blanc, in Geneva, Switzerland. He was the seventh of eleven children. His father Jacob Feuerwerker was born in Sighet, now Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramureş, then Hungary, now Rumania...
's community. After the War, he became a professor at the University of Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is the largest university in France, with about 43,000 students and over 4,000 researchers....
, before moving with his wife, Renee Neher-Bernheim, to Jerusalem, Israel.
L'exil de la Parole
His masterpiece is The exile of the Word (L'Exil de la parole. Du silence biblique au silence d'Auschwitz, Ed.: Seuil, 1970), about the biblical silence, and God’s silence after the ShoahShoah
Shoah may refer to:*The Holocaust*Shoah , documentary directed by Claude Lanzmann * A Shoah Foundation...
and the great world tragedies. Neher thinks that through the biblical silence you can find the divine revelation: through the silence it’s possible the human freedom. His idea of suspension bridge indicates the human “ontological insecurity and pain” caused by this freedom, that’s a “radical factor of uncertainty”: for this reason it is necessary to concentrate our attention not on the ideas of redemption or salvation, but on “to be here in our life”.
Writings
- (1946; Transcendence and immanence)
- (1950; Amos, contribution to the study of the prophecy)
- (1955; Quality of Prophecy)
- (1951; Notes on Ecclesiastes)
- (1956; Moses and the Jewish vocation)
- (1958; The conflict of sacred and profaneSacred and ProfaneSacred and Profane is a 1987 novel by Faye Kellerman. It is second in the Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus series.A Fawcett Crest Book published by Ballantine Books.Timeline: About six months after The Ritual Bath, starts Christmas Eve, Decker is 39....
in the renaissance of Hebrew) - (1960; Jeremiah)
- (1962; Biblical history of the people of Israel) — with Renée Neher
- (1962; The Jewish Existence)
- (1962; The Well of the Exile, dialectical theology of Maharal of Prague)
- (1969; From Hebrew to French) — a manual for translating the Hebrew language into French
- (1970; The exile of the Word, from the silence of the Bible to the silence of Auschwitz)
- (1972; Within your gates, Jerusalem)
- (1979; They rebuilt their soul) ISBN 2-234-01192-2
- (1984; Jerusalem, Lived Jerusalem And Message) ISBN 2-268-00287-X
- (1974; David Gans, 1541-1613 : disciple of Maharal, assistant of Tycho Brahe and of Johannes Kepler) ISBN 2-252-01723-6; English translation as Jewish thought and the scientific revolution of the sixteenth century : David Gans (1541-1613) and his times (1986) OUP. ISBN 978-0197100578.
- (1987; Faust and Maharal of Prague : myth and reality) ISBN 2-130-39777-8.