Ernst Ehrlich

Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich (27 March 1921 – 21 October 2007) was a Swiss Jewish religious philosopher.

Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich
Born	(1921-03-27)27 March 1921
Died	21 October 2007(2007-10-21) (aged 86) Riehen, Switzerland
Philosophical work
Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Jewish philosophy
Institutions	European director of B'nai B'rith
Main interests	Religious philosophy, interfaith dialogue
Notable works	Advisor for "Nostra aetate"

Biography

Born 27 March 1921, Ehrlich fled Nazi Germany for Switzerland in June 1943, using a false passport. From 1961 to 1994, he was European director of the Jewish organisation B'nai B'rith.

He was an adviser to German Cardinal Augustin Bea at the Second Vatican Council in preparing "Nostra aetate", a key document on Roman Catholic-Jewish relations.

He died at his home in Riehen, a suburb of Basel.

Translations of works to English

• A concise history of Israel from the earliest times to the destruction of the temple in A. D. 70. Translated by James Barr (1962)

Sources

• Obituary in The Times, 29 October 2007