Haim Hillel Ben-Sasson | |
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חיים הלל בן-ששון | |
Born | |
Died | 16 May 1977 | (aged 63)
Nationality | Israeli |
Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Occupation(s) | Historian, Professor |
Employer | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Known for | Research on Jewish history during the Middle Ages and modern period |
Notable work | The History of the Jewish People, Continuity and Change: Studies in Jewish History in the Middle Ages and Modern Times |
Parent(s) | Fraydel Darchinsky and Rabbi Shmuel Avigdor HaLevi Darchinsky |
Relatives | Prof. Yonah Ben-Sasson (brother), Menachem Ben-Sasson (nephew) |
Haim Hillel Ben-Sasson (Hebrew: חיים הלל בן-ששון; 1914 in Valozhyn – 16 May 1977 in Jerusalem) was an Israeli historian, a professor in the Department of Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His area of expertise was the history of Jews in the Middle Ages, along with issues concerning the history of Jews in Eretz Yisrael during the modern period.