Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
Jacob Raphael Fürstenthal — (born in Glogau 1781; died at Breslau, February 161855) was a German Jewish poet, translator, and Hebrew writer.Fürstenthal s attention was directed chiefly toward the modernization of Jewish religious services, both in and out of the synagogue,… … Wikipedia
Jüdische Literatur — Jüdische Literatur, im weitern Sinne das gesamte Schrifttum der Juden vom Abschluß der Bibel bis zur Gegenwart. Sie wurzelt in der hebräischen Literatur, deren Pflege und Weiterbildung sie übernimmt. Zu der überkommenen eignen Gelehrsamkeit tritt … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Akiba ben Joseph — Akiva redirects here. For other people and things with this name, see Akiva (disambiguation). Akiba ben Joseph (ca.50–ca.135 AD) (Hebrew: עקיבא) or simply Rabbi Akiva was a Judean tanna of the latter part of the 1st century and the beginning of… … Wikipedia
Isaac Aboab I — Not to be confused with Isaac Aboab da Fonseca or Isaac Aboab of Castile. Isaac Aboab (fl. end of the 14th century) was a Jewish Talmudic scholar. He was also known by the pen name Menorat ha Maor or Menoras HaMaor, a work which he authored … Wikipedia
