Ernst Simon

Ernst Akiva Simon
עקיבא ארְנְסְט סימון
minister of education zalman aran (left) awarding simon the israel prize in 1967
Born	(1900-03-15)15 March 1900 Berlin, Germany
Died	18 August 1988(1988-08-18) (aged 88) Jerusalem, Israel
Nationality	Israel
Education	Hebrew Reali School Haifa
Occupation(s)	Educator, religious philosopher
Known for	Co-founder of Brit Shalom Co-founder of the Ihud party
Awards	Israel Prize (1967)

Ernst Akiva Simon (Hebrew: עקיבא ארְנְסְט סימון; March 15, 1900 – August 18, 1988) was a German-Jewish educator and religious philosopher who was born in Berlin and died in Jerusalem.