Aaron Steinberg (August 17, 1891 - 1975) was a Russian and Jewish philosopher, also known as Aaron Zakharovich Steinberg. He was educated at the universities of St. Petersburg and Heidelberg, and later lived in London. Steinberg became famous for his work in the World Jewish Congress and his philosophical writings, including the 1923 work "The System of Dostoevsky's Freedom," in which he challenged the view of Dostoevsky as an anti-Semite. He became a permanent member of UNESCO, representing the World Jewish Congress. His brother Isaac served as the People's Commissar of Justice from 1917 to 1918.
Aaron Steinberg is buried near London, in the town of Bushey, located in the Hertsmere district of Hertfordshire, at the old Jewish cemetery of Bushey, plot I-1-10.
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