Pinchas Lapide

Pinchas Lapide
Lapide in 1967
Born	(1922-11-28)28 November 1922 Vienna, Austria
Died	23 October 1997(1997-10-23) (aged 74) Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Occupations	Theologian Historian Academic Diplomat
Spouse	Ruth Lapide

Pinchas Lapide^{[pronunciation?]} (28 November 1922 – 23 October 1997) was a Jewish theologian, historian, and diplomat.^[1]

From 1951 to 1969, he served as an Israeli diplomat, including a tenure as Israel's Consul to Milan. He played a key role in securing diplomatic recognition for the young State of Israel.

Lapide was the author of more than 35 books, focusing on Jewish-Christian relations, theology, and history. He was married to Ruth Lapide, with whom he shared intellectual and scholarly pursuits.