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Athias, Joseph — • Issued two editions of the Hebrew Bible Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Athias, Joseph Joseph Athias … Catholic encyclopedia
ATHIAS, JOSEPH and IMMANUEL — (17th century), publishers and printers in Amsterdam. Joseph ben Abraham (Spain or Portugal, 1634/35–Amsterdam, 1700) was a man of considerable learning. According to David Franco Mendes, the Dutch poet Joost van den Vondel sought the opinion… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Joseph Athias — Joseph Athias † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Joseph Athias Born in Spain, probably in Cordova, at the beginning of the seventeenth century; died at Amsterdam, May 12, 1700. In 1661 and 1667 he issued two editions of the Hebrew Bible.… … Catholic encyclopedia
Joseph Athias — (c. 1635 – May 12, 1700), was a Jewish Rabbi and publisher of the Hebrew Bible.Born in Spain, probably in Córdoba, at the beginning of the seventeenth century, he settled in Amsterdam. In 1661 and 1667 he issued two editions of the Hebrew Bible.… … Wikipedia
Synagogue de Bayonne — La synagogue de Bayonne vue de la rue Maubec Présentation Culte Judaïsme Type Synagogue Début de la … Wikipédia en Français
PUBLISHING — This article is arranged according to the following outline: general publishing The Dutch Jerusalem in germany and austria in scandinavia in italy in france in czechoslovakia in yugoslavia in romania in hungary in poland in russia in spain and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AT(H)IAS — Sephardi family originating in Spain and later widely spread among the communities of Marrano origin, where it was divided among numerous branches such as Da Costa Athias, Athias Pereira, etc. Among the earliest prominent members was YOM TOV… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PRINTING, HEBREW — pre modern period The first mention of Jews in connection with printing is found in Avignon c. 1444 (before Gutenberg) when a Jew, Davin de Caderousse, studied the new craft. The first Hebrew books were printed at least within 35 years after the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Early editions of the Hebrew Bible — Jewish printers were quick to take advantages of the printing press in publishing the Hebrew Bible. While for synagogue services written scrolls were used (and still are used, as Sifrei Torah are always handwritten), the printing press was very… … Wikipedia
TYPOGRAPHY — hebrew printing began about 1475, the date of publication of two books, one at reggio di Calabria and the other at piove di Sacco, near Venice. It is sometimes claimed that a group of undated and unlocated early Hebrew books by different printers … Encyclopedia of Judaism
