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Jewish Literary Anniversaries
A
s c h e r
, S
a u l
. 150th anniversary of death.
Born in Berlin in 1767; died there, Decembver 8, 1822. In his writ
ings he advocated the emancipation of the Jews and religious reforms
in the Jewish community, He also wrote works against anti-semitism.
A u e r b a c h , B e n j a m i n H i r s c h ( Z e b i B e n j a m i n ) .
125th anni
versary of birth.
Born near Neuwied, Germany in 1808; died in Halberstadt, Ger
many, September 29, 1872. One of the first modern Orthodox rabbis
in Germany, he published an important history of the Jews of Halber
stadt, religious textnooks, and sermons. Among his Hebrew writings
are a work about circimcision and a critique of Frankel’s introduction
to the Mishnah.
B
a e r
, S
e l ig m a n n
. 100th anniversary of his death.
Born in Mosbach, Germany in 1825; died in Biebrich, Germany,
March 31, 1897. A scholar of wide interests, his most enduring contri
bution is his edition of the Siddur with a huistorical commentary, trac
ing the origin of the prayers. He was also a student of the Masorah, the
rabbinic notes to the biblical text, he edited most of the biblical books
together with the prominent Christian scholar Franz Delitzsch.
B
ar
- Y
o s e f
, Y
eh o s h u a
. 5th anniversary of death.
Born in Tiberias in 1911; died in Israel in 1992. Novelist and play
wright.
B
e e
( B
ir z o w s k i
) , N
oah
. 5th annivesary of death.
Born in Warsaw, September 25, 1916; died in Bethesda, Md., Oc
tober 4, 1992. Political cartoonist for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
B
e n
- Y
e h u d a h
, E
l i e z e r
. 75 th anniversary of his death.
Born in Luzhky, Lithuania in 1857; died in Jerusalem, December
16, 1922. He is considered the father ofthe modern Hebrew language,
for since his migration to Eretz-Israel in 1881, he championed the
cause of Hebrew as the main language of the Jewish settlement. He also
compiled the first
Thesaurus of the Hebrew Language
, which he did not
live to see completed, but which was brought to conclusion by others.
B
e n
- Z
i o n
( W
e i n m a n
) 10th anniversary o f death.
Born in Starokonstantinoslav, Ukraine, July 8, 1897; died New
York City, January 23, 1987. Poet, artist.
B
e r k o v it s
, E
l i e z e r
. 5th anniversary of death.