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116: 101: 94: 222: 108:. He latterly donated his personal library to the University of Tartu and in 2001 was awarded the Order of the White Star, 4th Class, by then-president 105: 93:. The following year he became a lecturer in German folklore at the Leningrad Institute of Germanic Studies. In 1967 he obtained a PhD at the 77:
in the area of Judaic and Semitic studies at the Faculty of Philosophy and Jewish Studies. Later he studied Comparative Folklore with
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Institute of Religion and Philosophy. Levin was an internationally recognized folklorist, who supported the study of
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2012 Granted Estonian citizenship for meritorious service in support of Estonian culture
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folklorist, narrative researcher, theologian, and Professor Emeritus at the
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The memorial to folklorist Isidor Levin (1919-2018) in Tartu, Estonia.
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Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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and helped Estonian researchers continue their work during the
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Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class
102:International Society for Folk Narrative Research 189: 100:Levin was one of the founding members of the 30:; September 20, 1919 – July 24, 2018) was a 104:(ISFNR) and was an honorary member of the 112:. He died in July 2018 at the age of 98. 114: 190: 65:in September 1919. Levin moved from 13: 14: 264: 16:Jewish folklorist and theologian 91:Leningrad Pedagogical Institute 173: 147: 123: 1: 140: 7: 10: 269: 248:21st-century Estonian Jews 238:20th-century Estonian Jews 218:University of Tartu alumni 253:21st-century Latvian Jews 243:20th-century Latvian Jews 73:in 1937 to study at the 131:Order of the White Star 233:People from Daugavpils 120: 27: 180:Isidor Levin obituary 118: 75:University of Tartu 228:Soviet folklorists 121: 52:Soviet occupation 260: 182: 177: 171: 170: 168: 166: 151: 106:Folklore Fellows 48:Estonian culture 268: 267: 263: 262: 261: 259: 258: 257: 188: 187: 186: 185: 178: 174: 164: 162: 153: 152: 148: 143: 126: 79:Walter Anderson 57:He was born in 17: 12: 11: 5: 266: 256: 255: 250: 245: 240: 235: 230: 225: 220: 215: 210: 205: 200: 184: 183: 172: 145: 144: 142: 139: 138: 137: 134: 125: 122: 44:St. Petersburg 32:Latvian Jewish 28:Izidors Levins 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 265: 254: 251: 249: 246: 244: 241: 239: 236: 234: 231: 229: 226: 224: 221: 219: 216: 214: 211: 209: 206: 204: 201: 199: 196: 195: 193: 181: 176: 160: 156: 150: 146: 135: 132: 128: 127: 117: 113: 111: 107: 103: 98: 96: 92: 88: 84: 83:Oskar Loorits 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 55: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 25: 21: 213:Russian Jews 208:Latvian Jews 175: 163:. Retrieved 161:. 2012-02-02 158: 149: 110:Lennart Meri 99: 56: 20:Isidor Levin 19: 18: 203:2018 deaths 198:1919 births 124:Recognition 97:in Moscow. 192:Categories 165:3 February 141:References 133:(Class IV) 87:Uku Masing 59:Daugavpils 40:Estonian 71:Estonia 24:Latvian 67:Latvia 63:Latvia 36:Soviet 34:-born 129:2001 167:2012 81:and 159:ERR 69:to 194:: 157:. 61:, 54:. 26:: 169:. 38:/ 22:(

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Latvian
Latvian Jewish
Soviet
Estonian
St. Petersburg
Estonian culture
Soviet occupation
Daugavpils
Latvia
Latvia
Estonia
University of Tartu
Walter Anderson
Oskar Loorits
Uku Masing
Leningrad Pedagogical Institute
Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
International Society for Folk Narrative Research
Folklore Fellows
Lennart Meri

Order of the White Star
"Academic Granted Citizenship 72 Years After Applying"
Isidor Levin obituary
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1919 births
2018 deaths
Latvian Jews
Russian Jews
University of Tartu alumni

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