David Neuhaus
{{Infobox Christian leader
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| name = David Neuhaus
| title = Superior of Holy Land Jesuits
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| church = Catholic Church
| appointed = 31 July 2019
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| other_post = Former Patriarchal Vicar of Hebrew-speaking catholics in Israel
| ordination = 8 September 2000 by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Michel Sabbah
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|4|25}}
| birth_place = Johannesburg, South Africa
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| honorific_prefix = The Reverend
| honorific_suffix = S.J.
| native_name = דוד נואהוס
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David Mark Neuhaus, SJ ({{Langx|he|דוד נואהוס}}; born 25 April 1962){{Cite web|url=http://catholicchurch-holyland.com/?p=3486|title=The Catholic Church Of The Holy Land » Rt Rev. David Neuhaus, S.J.|website=catholicchurch-holyland.com|access-date=2018-10-23}} is a German-Israeli Catholic priest who serves as superior of the Jesuit community at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Jerusalem. From 2009 to 2017, he served as patriarchal vicar for Hebrew-speaking Catholics in the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
Life
David Neuhaus, the son of German Jews, was born in South Africa. At the age of 15, he moved to Israel; at 26, he converted to the Catholic faith. Neuhaus finished his studies in political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with a doctorate. In 1992 he joined the Society of Jesus (SJ) and on August 20, 1994 made his perpetual vows.
After his theological and philosophical training and study of theology and Scripture at the Jesuits' Centre Sèvres in Paris and the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, Neuhaus received on 8 September 2000 his priestly ordination.
Since 2001 he has taught at Bethlehem University{{Cite web|url=http://www.bethlehem.edu/page.aspx?pid=1600|title=Faculty of Arts - Department of Religious Studies - Faculty Profiles - Fr. David Neuhaus - Bethlehem University|website=www.bethlehem.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-10-23}} the subjects "Introduction to Judaism" and "Introduction to the Old Testament" and Biblical Studies, at the Studium Theologicum Salesianum{{Cite web|url=http://jerusalem.unisal.it/|title=Study Theology in the Holy Land: Salesian Pontifical University-Jerusalem|website=jerusalem.unisal.it|access-date=2016-04-10}} in Jerusalem, and at the Latin Patriarchate Seminary in Beit Jala. He was a research fellow at the Jewish Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.
On March 15, 2009 Neuhaus was appointed by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Fouad Twal, as patriarchal vicar for the local Hebrew-speaking Catholics.[http://www.lpj.org/newsite2009/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70%3Arp-david-neuhaus-sj&catid=56%3Avicaires-patriarcaux&Itemid=138&lang=en lpj.org]{{Cite news|url=http://de.lpj.org/2012/01/13/pastorale-des-migrants-interview-du-pere-david-neuhaus/|title=Interview mit Pater David Neuhaus während der Woche der Migranten|date=2012-01-13|work=Lateinisches Patriarchat von Jerusalem|access-date=2018-10-23|language=de-DE|archive-date=2016-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127091747/http://de.lpj.org/2012/01/13/pastorale-des-migrants-interview-du-pere-david-neuhaus/|url-status=dead}}
In August 2017 he asked Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa to relieve him of his charge as vicar.{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic.co.il/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15698:father-david-ends-his-service-as-vicar&catid=71&lang=en&Itemid=473|title=Father David ends his service as Vicar|last=Neuhaus|first=David|website=www.catholic.co.il|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-10-25}}
Sources
- Justice and the Intifada: Palestinians and Israelis Speak Out, Friendship Press 1991, {{ISBN|978-0-377-00237-1}}, along with Ghassan Rubeiz and Kathy Bergen.
- Critical solidarity: some reflections on the role of privileged Christians in the struggle of the dispossessed, Cultural Association Aphorism Trier 1995, {{ISBN|978-3-86575-104-1}}.
- Land, Bible and History, Cultural Association Aphorism Trier 2011, {{ISBN|978-3-86575-024-2}}, along with Alain Marchadour, AA.
References
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External links
- http://www.catholic.co.il/index.php?lang=en
- http://www.biblico.it/doc-vari/neuhaus_ing.html
- http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/an-unorthodox-aliyah-1.284722
- http://www.ignatianspirituality.com/4344/david-neuhaus-sj
- http://en.lpj.org/vicars/vicar-for-hebrew-speaking/
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Category:20th-century German Jesuits
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Category:Academic staff of Bethlehem University
Category:Converts to Roman Catholicism from Judaism
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Category:Pontifical Biblical Institute alumni
Category:Israeli biblical scholars
Category:Clergy from Johannesburg
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Category:South African emigrants to Israel