JOST, ISAAC MARCUS — (1793–1860), German educator and historian. Jost was born in Bernburg, central Germany. He received his primary education at the Samson Schule in Wolfenbuettel, where he became an intimate friend of Leopold Zunz. After studies at the universities … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Isaak Markus Jost — Isaak Marcus (Markus) Jost (February 22, 1793, Bernburg ndash;November 22, 1860, Frankfurt (Main)) was a Jewish historical writer. He studied at the universities of Göttingen and Berlin. In Berlin he began to teach, and in 1835 received the… … Wikipedia
Isaak Marcus Jost — Titelbild der Jost Biographie von Heinrich Zirndorf Isaak Markus Jost (auch: Isaac Markus Jost; * 22. Februar 1793 in Bernburg / Saale; † 20. November 1860 in Frankfurt am Main) war ein jüdischer deutscher Historiker. Er studierte in Göttingen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
HISTORIOGRAPHY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the bible second temple period chronicles of the jews early middle ages spanish and portuguese sixteenth to the seventeenth centuries systematic histories early studies the wissenschaft … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ENCYCLOPEDIAS — of General Content in Hebrew and Yiddish Outside of Israel The first Hebrew encyclopedias were translations or adaptations of Arabic works, which were intended as systematic presentations of the sciences in the medieval Aristotelian scheme, not… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
APOLOGETICS — introduction against hellenism in the talmud and midrash in relation to christianity medieval apologetics sefer ha kuzari islam spain and southern france northern france 14TH AND 15TH CENTURY SPAIN italy the rest of europe In the 18th Century In… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GERMANY — GERMANY, country in north central Europe. The Talmud and the Midrash use Germania (or Germamia ) as a designation for northern European countries, and also refer to the military prowess of these peoples and to the threat they posed to the Roman… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Joel Abraham List — (1780 1848) was one of the seven founding members of the Society for the Culture and Science of the Jews (Verein fuer Cultur und Wissenschaft der Juden); he served as its president from March 1820 to March 1821. He was also the founder and… … Wikipedia
ANHALT — ANHALT, former German state, now part of the Land of Saxony Anhalt, Germany; until the 12th century part of the duchy of Saxony, later becoming an independent principality. Jews living in the towns of Bernburg, Aschersleben, Koethen, and Zerbst… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Creizenach, Michael — (1789 1842) German educator and proponent of Reform. He was born in Mainz and founded a Jewish boys school there based on the principles of Reform Judaism. In 1825 he was appointed teacher and preacher at the Philanthropin high school in… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
