Hava Lazarus-Yafeh

1930–1998 (age 68)

Islamic scholar

Biography

Hava Lazarus–Yafeh (Hebrew: חוה לצרוס-יפה; 1930–1998) was a German-born Israeli Orientalist, scholar, editor, and educator. She known for her work in medieval and modern Islamic Studies and interfaith relations. Lazarus–Yafeh was a professor and a head of the Department for Islamic Civilization at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She won the Israel Prize in history in 1993.

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