The Readership of Mendelssohn's Bible Translation

An analysis of the social background and geographic distribution of the subscribers to Mendelssohn's translation of the Bible sheds some light on the spread of the Haskala in general. The subscribers to the first edition (Berlin, 1783) included the greater part of the Berlin Jewish elite. The s...

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Main Author: Lowenstein, Steven M. 1945-2020 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: HUC 1983
In: Hebrew Union College annual
Year: 1982, Volume: 53, Pages: 179-213
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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