Emanuel Hurwitz (politician)

This article is about the psychoanalyst and politician. For the violonist, see Emanuel Hurwitz.
Emanuel Hurwitz
Member of the Cantonal Council of Zürich
In office
1979–1984
Personal details
Born(1935-02-21)21 February 1935
Died5 February 2022(2022-02-05) (aged 86)
NationalitySwiss
Political partySP
OccupationPsychoanalyst

Emanuel Hurwitz (21 February 1935 – 5 February 2022) was a Swiss psychoanalyst and politician.

A member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, he served in the Cantonal Council of Zürich from 1979 to 1984.[1] On May 1, 1984, Hurwitz resigned from the Zürich parliament and the Social Democratic Party in protest against perceived antisemitism and anti-Zionism within the SDP.[2] He died on 5 February 2022, at the age of 86.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Literatur von und über Emanuel Hurwitz". German National Library (in German).
  2. ^ "Anti-Semitism in the Swiss left – still a taboo?". Swissinfo. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  3. ^ "Emanuel Hurwitz". sich-erinnern.ch (in German). 8 February 2022.
Stub icon

This article about a Swiss politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.