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Elias Friedman

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Elias Friedman (1916–1999), was a Carmelite priest.

Biography

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He was born in 1916 in South Africa. In 1943 he joined the Catholic Church. Four years later, he became a Discalced Carmelite. Friedman was ordained in 1953 and lived in the Stella Maris monastery on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel, from 1954 until his death in 1999.

He wrote two books:

  • Friedman, J. (1947) The Redemption of Israel. Sheed & Ward, London.
  • Friedman, E. (1987) Jewish Identity. The Miriam Press. New York. ISBN 0-939409-003