Emanuel Hurwitz (politician)

This article is about the psychoanalyst and politician. For the violonist, see Emanuel Hurwitz.

Emanuel Hurwitz (21 February 1935 – 5 February 2022) was a Swiss psychoanalyst and politician.

Emanuel Hurwitz
Member of the Cantonal Council of Zürich
In office 1979–1984
Personal details
Born	(1935-02-21)21 February 1935
Died	5 February 2022(2022-02-05) (aged 86)
Nationality	Swiss
Political party	SP
Occupation	Psychoanalyst

A member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, he served in the Cantonal Council of Zürich from 1979 to 1984.^[1] On May 1, 1984, Hurwitz resigned from the Zürich parliament and the Social Democratic Party in protest against perceived antisemitism and anti-Zionism within the SDP.^[2] He died on 5 February 2022, at the age of 86.^[3]