Articles

Articles, lectures, and interviews

ArticleJuly 7, 2022

Albert Camus and André Chouraqui, August 1942

Nathalie Heinich

Nathalie Heinich, a sociologist at the CNRS, traces the simultaneous presence of Albert Camus and André Chouraqui on the Vivarais-Lignon plateau from August 1942 — one fleeing tuberculosis, the other the persecution of the Jews.

ArticleMarch 1, 2026

André Chouraqui and Nostra Aetate — New Academic Article

Murray Watson

Murray Watson examines how Chouraqui's pioneering life and interfaith activity intersected with the development of Nostra Aetate, the landmark Vatican declaration on relations with other religions. Published in Sens, the journal of Amitié Judéo-Chrétienne de France.

LectureJuly 1, 2025

André Chouraqui: A Pioneering Voice in Jewish-Christian Dialogue

Murray Watson

A recorded lecture by Dr. Murray Watson explores Chouraqui's contribution to Jewish-Christian reconciliation and his connection to the history of Nostra Aetate, as part of the declaration's 60th-anniversary programme.

ArticleJanuary 1, 2025

Scholar's Talks Highlight Chouraqui's Biblical Translation

The Catholic Register

An article in The Catholic Register presents Chouraqui's Bible as an important resource for Christians seeking to understand the Jewish foundations of the Old and New Testaments.

ArticleJanuary 1, 2003

André Chouraqui, or Bible Translation in the Light of Biography

Francine Kaufmann

Francine Kaufmann, professor at Bar-Ilan University, traces the personal and intellectual journey that led André Chouraqui to translate the foundational texts of the three great monotheistic religions.

ArticleJune 1, 1977

Translating the Sacred: Reflections on Translating Scriptures

André Chouraqui

André Chouraqui shares his reflections on the act of translating the sacred texts of the three monotheisms — a unique enterprise in modern intellectual history.

LectureNovember 15, 1991

The Jews of North Africa: Between Tradition and Modernity

André Chouraqui

Lecture delivered at the Sorbonne on the millennia-old history of North African Jewish communities and their place in world Jewry.

LectureMarch 23, 1999

Dialogue Between Cultural Universes and Its Horizons of Peace

André Chouraqui

Speech delivered by André Chouraqui upon receiving the International Prize for Dialogue Between Cultural Universes, in Turin on March 23, 1999. He explores the roots of dialogue, the nature of sacred language, and the Mediterranean's role as cradle of reconciliation.

ArticleMarch 1, 2002

Jerusalem at the Threshold of the Third Millennium

André Chouraqui

André Chouraqui traces the history of Jerusalem from the Bronze Age to the dawn of the third millennium, showing how this city born in the desert became the spiritual crossroads of all humanity.

LectureSeptember 1, 1986

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem

André Chouraqui

André Chouraqui's personal testimony about Jerusalem, the city he discovered in 1950 and where he built his home. He describes his experience as deputy to Mayor Teddy Kollek and his vision of Jerusalem as a laboratory for human unity.

LectureNovember 1, 1994

Foundations of a Planetary Ethics According to the Bible, the Gospels, and the Quran

André Chouraqui

Lecture delivered at the University of Alcala de Henares in November 1994. André Chouraqui demonstrates how the concept of Alliance, shared by the three monotheisms, founds a planetary ethics capable of reconciling humanity.