Emil L. Fackenheim fonds [textual record, sound recording, graphic material] Archives / Collections and Fonds
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Emil L. Fackenheim fonds [textual record, sound recording, graphic material]
Hierarchical level:FondsContext of this record:Fonds includes:7 lower level description(s)View lower level description(s) -
Finding aid Textual record (Electronic) The finding aid is a file list of volumes 1 to 69. MSS0758 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/p000003382.pdfSound recordings: (Electronic) Refer to MINISIS for select item-level descriptions.Sound recordings: (Paper) Refer to AV Collection file for additional information. -
Record information Emil L. Fackenheim fonds [textual record, sound recording, graphic material]
Date:1888-2003.Reference:R4535-0-7-E, MG31-D74Type of material:Textual material, Sound recordings, Photographs, ArtFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:106955Date(s):1888-2003.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:16.61 m of textual records.
216 audio cassettes (ca. 210 h, 2 min).
21 audio reels (ca. 40 h, 45 min).
82 photographs : 49 col.; 28 b&w; 5 neg.
10 posters.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of personal and professional records of Emil L. Fackenheim, including personal records, manuscripts, correspondence, lectures and speaking engagements, and related material.
Central to the fonds is the intellectual output of Emil Fackenheim during his academic and public speaking careers, in the form of manuscripts of his numerous writings, and in the copies and drafts of lectures given in various countries. The sound recordings in the series also capture many of the lectures and speeches given by Fackenheim.
Fonds also includes photographs depicting Rabbi Emil Fackenheim during trips and events in Canada, the United States, Britain, Germany, the Soviet Union and Israel. There are also some photos of Fackenheim's family.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Fackenheim, Emil L., 1916-2003 : Emil L. Fackenheim, Jewish theologian and philosopher, was born in Halle, Germany in 1916 to Julius and Meta Fackenheim. He passed away in Jerusalem Israel in 2003. He was ordained a rabbi upon completing his studies at Hochschule fur die Wissenschaft des Judentums in Berlin, 1935-1939. He also studied at the University of Halle between 1937 and 1938 but was arrested and detained at Sachsenhausen concentration camp from November 1938 to February 1939. He left Germany in May 1939 for England studied at the University of Aberdeen from May 1939 to June 1940. He came to Canada in 1941 and was interned as an enemy alien near Sherbrooke, Quebec. After the war he served as Rabbi of Anshe Shalom Congregation in Hamilton, Ontario and in 1945 received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Toronto. He was a member of the Philosophy Department of the University of Toronto from 1948 to 1983 and was named Professor Emeritus. He was visiting professor in the Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem until the time of his death.
He received many honours, among them a Guggenheim Fellowship 1957-1958, he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1972, and was the President's Medal of the University of Western Ontario in 1954 for the best scholarly article published in Canada. He received an L.L.D. from Laurentian University in 1971, a D.D. from St. Andrew's College, Saskatoon, in 1972 and a D. Hu.L. from Hebrew Union College in 1974. He was the Acquinas Lecturer at Marquette University in 1961, Efroymson Memorial Lecturer at Hebrew Union College in 1966, Malon Powell Lecturer at the University of Indiana in 1966, and Charles Demms Lecturer at New York University in 1968.
Dr. Fackenheim wrote seven books: Paths to Jewish Belief, 1960; Metaphysics and Historicity, 1961; The Religious Dimension in Hegel's Thought, 1968; Quest for Past and Future: Essays in Jewish Theology, 1968; God's Presence in History: Jewish Affirmations and Philosophical Reflections, 1970; Encounters Between Judaism and Modern Philosophy: A Preface to Future Jewish Thought, and To Mend the World: Foundations of Future Jewish Thought, 1982.
He was the author of about 200 articles and reviews mostly in the field of medieval Arabic and Jewish philosophy, modern German philosophy and Jewish religious thought, and was a frequent contributor to a number of learned journals including The Philosophical Quarterly, The Philosophical Review, The Review of Metaphysics, Commentary, Judaism, The Jewish Quarterly Review, Daedalus, and the University of Toronto Quarterly.Additional information:General note:Presented in 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 by Emil L. Fackenheim, and in 2004 by the estate of Emil Fackenheim.Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG31-D74 -
Ordering and viewing options Conditions of access:Access restriction documentTextual records[Consultation Restricted]Volume [MG31 D 74] 1--69[Consultation Restricted]Volume [R4535] 70--107[Consultation Restricted]Finding aid box [FA 758] 73[Consultation Closed]Sound recordings[Consultation Restricted]Graphic (photo)[Consultation Restrictions vary]Volume [R4535] 109[Consultation Restricted]102 File number 11--12[Consultation Restricted]Box [FACKENHEIM, EMIL L. 1977-126] 3602[Consultation Closed pending processing]Graphic (art)[Consultation Restricted]Volume [R4535] 108[Consultation Restricted]Terms of use:Sound recordings: Reproduction of material in accessions 1981-0077 (MISA), 1980-0032 (MISA), 1980-0152 (MISA), 1980-0153 (MISA), and 1979-0057 (MISA)) with written permission of Emil Fackenheim. Reproduction of material in accession 1977-0025 (MISA) with written permission of the University of Toronto. Reproduction of material in accessions 1984-0016 (MISA), 1984-0263 (MISA) and 1986-0841 (MISA) require written permission of copyright owner and donor. Reproduction of material in accessions 1984-0179 (MISA), and 1987-0541 (MISA) require written permission of copyright owner : no donor restrictions.
Sound recording (1978-0188 MISA): Reproduction restricted for 20 years after the death of Emil Fackenheim, and thereafter with written permission of executors.
Sound recording (1979-0058 MISA): Reproduction with written permission of copyright owner; with written permission of donor. There is to be no quotation, citation, or copying of any of this recording without the written permission of Dr. Fackenheim. This restriction is imposed until Dr. Fackenheim's death.
Sound recording (1980-0073 MISA): This accession is closed.
Photographs: No restrictions on use or reproduction. Various copyrights on items less than 50 years old; copyright expired on items greater than 50 years old. Credit: name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / copy negative number.You can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.
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