Moshe Zilberg

Moshe Zilberg משה זילברג
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Born	1900 Lithuania, Russian Empire
Died	1975 Israel
Occupation	jurist
Language	Hebrew
Ethnicity	Jewish
Citizenship	Israeli
Notable award(s)	Israel Prize (1964)

Moshe Zilberg (Hebrew: משה זילברג‎) (1900–1975) was a leading Israeli jurist.

Biography

Zilberg was born in 1900 near Kaunas in Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire. He studied at various yeshivot, including Klem, Mir, Slabodka and Novardok, and appeared to be somewhat of a prodigy. In 1920, he moved to Frankfurt, Germany and completed his general studies. The following year, he began studying philosophy at the University of Marburg and then law at Frankfurt University.

In 1929, Zilberg emigrated to Mandate Palestine. From 1929 to 1948, he worked as a lawyer in private practice. He also taught at a Tel Aviv high school. As a result of his relationship with Hayim Nahman Bialik, he was a lecturer at the Ohel Shem Association from 1931 to 1948, the title of his lectures being "Talmud for the People".

With establishment of the State of Israel, Zilberg was appointed to the District Court in Tel Aviv. In 1950, he was appointed as a Supreme Court judge, and continued in such capacity until retiring from the bench in 1970, having reached the position as vice-president of the court. He was also a professor of law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Following his retirement from the bench, he devoted himself to writing articles on law, halacha and other issues.

Awards and honours

• In 1964, Zilberg was awarded the Israel Prize for Jurisprudence.^[1]
• In 1958, he received the Bialik Prize for Jewish thought.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Israel Prize recipients in 1964 (in Hebrew)". Israel Prize Official Site. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010 by WebCite. http://www.webcitation.org/5sr4XYYtZ. 
2. ^ "List of Bialik Prize recipients 1933-2004 (in Hebrew), Tel Aviv Municipality website". http://www.tel-aviv.gov.il/Hebrew/_MultimediaServer/Documents/12516738.pdf. 

See also

• List of Bialik Prize recipients
• List of Israel Prize recipients

Persondata
Name	Zilberg, Moshe
Alternative names
Short description	Israeli jurist
Date of birth	1900
Place of birth	Lithuania, Russian Empire
Date of death	1975
Place of death	Israel