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Harry Gersh (December 1, 1912 – July 30, 2001) was an American writer and historian. He was the oldest known student ever to enroll as a freshman at Harvard College. Before enrolling in school he was a writer for over 50 years.

Gersh was born on December 1, 1912, to Solomon and Devorah (Lampert) Gersh on in New York City. He served in the United States Navy during World War II.

He died on July 30, 2001, in Columbia, Maryland.

Bibliography

• Laughter of Israel (196?)
• Minority Report (1961)
• Women who made America great (1962)
• The Sacred Books of the Jews – Page 1 (1968)
• When a Jew Celebrates (1971)
• Mishnah: The Oral Law (1984)
• Midrash: Rabbinic Lore (1985)
• Talmud: Law and Commentary (1986)
• Kabbalah (1989)

References

1. Fiske, Edward B. (20 November 1976). "Harvard Freshman, 63 Years Old, Has an Advantage inHis History Class". The New York Times.
2. "September-October 1986 by Harvard Magazine - Issuu".
3. Dash Moore, Deborah (2006). GI Jews: How World War II Changed a Generation.
4. Religion and American Culture. Vol. 8–9. Indianapolis: Indiana University Press for the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at Indiana University-Purdue University. 1998. p. 42.
5. "Harry Gersh Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information".

• 1912 births
• 2001 deaths
• People from Martha's Vineyard
• Writers from New York City
• People from Columbia, Maryland
• 20th-century American Jews
• Judaic scholars
• United States Navy personnel of World War II
• Harvard College alumni
• Historians from Massachusetts
• Historians from New York (state)
• Historians from Maryland