Jacob Gewirtz

Background

Gewirtz, Jacob was born on April 11, 1926 in New York City. Son of Joseph Chaim and Frieda (Horowitz) Gewirtz. arrived in England, 1961.

Education

Bachelor, Syracuse University, 1949;

Juris Doctor, University of Pennsylvania, 1952.

Career

Official, Jewish Agency for Israel, Jerusalem, 1957-1959;

literature, features editor, The Jewish Chronicle, London, 1964-1971;

executive director Jewish defense and group relations committee, Board of Deps. of British Jews, London, 1974-1986;

honorary senior research fellow, The City University, London, since 1987. Member Executive Board Trades Advisory Council, England, 1976, Joint Committee Against Racism, England, 1979, Friends of Tel Aviv University, England, since 1987. Consultant Board of Deps. of British Jews, since 1987.

Achievements

• Jacob Gewirtz has been listed as a noteworthy social science researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • THE CASE FOR A GROUP LIBEL LAW IN GREAT BRITAIN

    (The term “group libel” in this paper refers to that genre...)

  • Book of the Bible

  • The Wonderful Story of the Jews

  • ISRAKIT- Facts about Israel

• Other Work

  • Handbook of Moral Behavior and Development: Volume 1: Theory

    (The publication of this unique three-volume set represent...)

  • Handbook of Moral Behavior and Development: Volume 2: Research

    (The publication of this unique three-volume set represent...)

  • The course of smiling by groups of Israeli infants in the first eighteen months of life

    (The course of smiling by groups of Israeli infants in the...)

  • The Role of Values in Psychology and Human Development

    (Focuses on the impact of values on psychology and human d...)

  • Attachment and Dependency

    (An early collection of papers and research on attachment ...)

  • Intersections With Attachment

    (Attachment has long been a key area of social development...)

Membership

Served with United States Army, 1945-1947.

Member of New York State Bar, of National Executive C'tee, of Consulting Contribution

Interests

• Birdwatching.

Connections

Married Agathe Hajnal-Konyi, September 18, 1958. Children: Deborah, Jonathan, Sharon.

Father:

Joseph Chaim Gewirtz

Mother:

Frieda (Horowitz) Gewirtz

Spouse:

Agathe Hajnal-Konyi

child:

Jonathan Gewirtz

child:

Deborah Gewirtz

child:

Sharon Gewirtz