Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
KROCHMAL, ABRAHAM — (d. 1888), Galician born scholar and writer. Very little is known of Krochmal s life. His birthdate is put between 1818 and 1823 and his birthplace identified as Brody or Zolkiew. He studied Jewish and rabbinic subjects with his father nachman… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KROCHMAL, NACHMAN — (ReNaK; 1785–1840), philosopher, historian, one of the founders of the science of Judaism (wissenschaft des judentums ), and a leader of the haskalah movement in Eastern Europe. Krochmal was born in the town of Brody, Galicia. His father Shalom… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KROCHMAL, MENAHEM MENDEL BEN ABRAHAM — (c. 1600–1661), chief rabbi of Moravia. A native of Cracow and pupil of joel sirkes , in his youth he was already the leader of a circle of scholars which included … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABRAHAM — (originally Abram; Heb. אַבְרָהָם, אַבְרָם), first patriarch of the people of Israel. The form Abram occurs in the Bible only in Genesis 11:26–17:5, Nehemiah 9:7, and I Chronicles 1:26. Otherwise, Abraham appears invariably, and the name is borne … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Abraham Epstein — (December 19, 1841–1918) was a Russo Austrian rabbinical scholar born in Staro Constantinov, Volhynia. Epstein diligently studied the works of Levinsohn, Krochmal, and S. D. Luzzatto, and when he traveled in western Europe for the first time in… … Wikipedia
Krochmal — Nachman Kohen Krochmal (* 17. Februar 1785 in Brody, Galizien; † 31. Juli 1840 in Ternopil) war ein jüdischer Religionsphilosoph, Historiker und Autor. Sein Buch, das er zunächst Tore des geläuterten Glaubens nannte, wurde 1851 von Leopold Zunz… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Abraham Epstein — Ne doit pas être confondu avec Abraham Epstein (économiste). Abraham Epstein (hébreu : אברהם עפשטיין) est un rabbin russo autrichien des XIXe et XXe siècles (19 décembre 1841 – 1918), spécialiste de la littérature rabbinique.… … Wikipédia en Français
Nachman Kohen Krochmal — (* 17. Februar 1785 in Brody, Galizien; † 31. Juli 1840 in Ternopil) war ein jüdischer Religionsphilosoph, Historiker und Autor. Sein Buch, das er zunächst Tore des geläuterten Glaubens nannte, wurde 1851 von Leopold Zunz postum unter dem Titel… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Nachman Krochmal — Nachman Kohen Krochmal (* 17. Februar 1785 in Brody, Galizien; † 31. Juli 1840 in Ternopol) war ein jüdischer Religionsphilosoph, Historiker und Autor. Sein Hauptwerk More Nebukhe ha Zeman, das er zunächst Tore des geläuterten Glaubens nannte,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Menachem Mendel Krochmal — Not to be confused with Nachman Krochmal. Menahem Mendel ben Abraham Krochmal (c. 1600 1661) was a Moravian rabbi born in Kraków. His teacher in the Talmud was Joel Sirkes, author of Bayis Chadash. Krochmal soon distinguished himself so highly… … Wikipedia
