Esther Farbstein | |
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| אסתר פרבשטיין | |
.jpg) Farbstein in 2017 | |
| Born | Esther Heine 1946 (age 77–78) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, researcher, author, lecturer |
| Known for | Holocaust scholarship |
| Spouse | Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Farbstein |
| Children | 7 |
| Parent | Rabbi Yehuda Leib Heine |
| Academic background | |
| Education | M.A. Contemporary Jewry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1984 |
| Thesis | "The Rescue of Hasidic Leaders in the Holocaust Era" (1984) |
| Academic advisors | Yehuda Bauer |
| Academic work | |
| Notable works | Hidden in Thunder: Perspectives on Faith, Halachah and Leadership During the Holocaust (2007) Hidden in the Heights: Orthodox Jewry in Hungary During the Holocaust (2014) |
Esther Farbstein (Hebrew: אסתר פרבשטיין, born 1946) is an Israeli historian, researcher, author, and lecturer. Considered the leading Haredi scholar of the Holocaust, she focuses on the spiritual responses of Jews to Nazi persecution. She has introduced new sources for academic research on the Holocaust, and has also shepherded the incorporation of Holocaust education in Haredi girls schools. In 1994, she founded and became head of the Center for Holocaust Studies at Michlalah–Jerusalem College in Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem. She is the author of numerous books, articles, and monographs in Hebrew and English.