Gabrielle Oberhänsli-Widmer (born 16 June 1957, Menziken, Switzerland), is Professor of Jewish studies at the University of Freiburg.
[1] She studied the French and Hebrew languages at Zürich, Florence, Avignon, Lausanne and Lucerne, earning all three levels: Licentiate, Doctorate and Habilitation.
After these, she worked as lecturer, adjunct professor and privatdozent in Hebrew language, Medieval French literature and history of religions.
Since 2004, she has been professor and head of department for Jewish studies at the university of Freiburg, Germany.
[2] She is editor of the scientific journals Judaica of the ZIID – Zurich Institute for Interreligious Dialogue,[3][4] Kirche und Israel and Jahrbuch für Biblische Theologie (JBTh) and member of the managing board of the Jüdisch-Christliche Arbeitsgemeinschaft (Jewish-Christian workgroup) at Zürich.