Yehuda Shamir

Death date: Jun 8, 2013

Shamir, Yehuda passed away June 14, 2013. Services were held. Blasberg-Rubin-Zilbert (305) 865-2353 Read Obituary

Ann Price

10w ago

To explain the photos:
Dr. Yehuda Shamir started life as Yehuda Szwimer son of Annya Bergman from Sosnovitch Poland who was the first chair violinist of the first Philharmonic orchestra of Israel. His father was Berele Szwimer from Bedzine Poland who was in the Jewish Brigade. Yehuda joined the IDF after his yeshiva studies, serving in a Golani unit.

He went on to get 2 PHD's & a rabbinical degree. Yehuda spoke Polish, German, English, Hebrew, Arabic, French, Italian, & Yiddish fluently. He read in Latin, Aramaic & Russian & Spanish easily. He was incredible with numbers. An expert numerologist who was as comfortable with physics as he was with philosophy.

Yehuda traveled the world looking for family that survived the holocaust. He has relatives in Shanghai, Buenos Aires, Paris, London, & Israel.

All of this offered by his daughter, Ann Price

Ann Price

10w ago

Ann Price

10w ago

in honor of Yehuda.

Ann Price lit a candle in memory of Yehuda Shamir

A lighted pale blue candle with a small white flower and a few leaves at its base, set against a soft blue background.

Ann Price

10w ago

Yehuda Szwimer Shamir Hebrew University

Stan Kerr

204w ago

Such a wonderful teacher! So gentle, kind, and supportive. I began my Hebrew studies with him at UT Austin in 1970 and 71, taking his Jewish Philosophy and Mysticism class as well. Family responsibilities caused me to decline the scholarship he offered for a major in Hebrew, and it was such a joy to call him and tell him that 20 some odd years later I had returned to school to finish my degree and send him greetings from Avraham Zilkha and Aharon Bar-Adon. Dr. Shamir made a great impression on my life for which I am extremely grateful and it was a sad surprise to learn he had passed while searching for one of his books online. May his memory be for a blessing. Shalom, Shalom.

Noe Lozano

445w ago

I had the honor of assisting Professor Shamir with translating his copy of the manuscripts written in the seventeenth century of ancient Hebrew

Noe Lozano April, 11,2017 at 3:04PM.

Brent Demoville

613w ago

in honor of Yehuda.

I studied Kabbalah with Professor Shamir at the University of Texas in 1971. He was my favorite teacher and continually expanded my concepts of Jewish mysticism. I still have his book on the Kabbalists of Safed and cherish his memory.

A lit candle with a soft flame, surrounded by small white flowers and green leaves, set against a warm yellow background.

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