Aryeh Lerner
1909–1973 (age 64)
Biography
Aryeh Lerner (1909–1973) brought the rich currents of other tongues into the Hebrew lexicon, translating works that opened windows on distant cultures while remaining sensitive to the sacred rhythms of Jewish tradition. His career as a translator was marked by patience, fidelity to nuance, and a heartfelt desire to enlarge the world of his readers.
Those who knew him remember a gentle scholar whose warmth and generosity extended beyond the page, and whose rest upon the slopes of the Mount of Olives keeps him close to the generations he served and inspired.