Eliezer ben Nathan from Mainz
Elieser ben Nathan from Mainz (around 1100 to 1150 ) was a halachist and liturgical poet .
His best-known work is ha-eser (“Stone of Help”), a ritual work and at the same time a first-rate cultural and literary historical source.
Eliezer is also considered to be the author of a report on the persecution of the Jews in 1096, written in Hebrew before 1146.
literature
- Armand Kaminka : Elieser ben Natan from Mainz , in: Jüdisches Lexikon , Berlin 1927, Vol. 2
Web links
- Bavarian Academy of Sciences (ed.): Historical sources of the Middle Ages
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eliezer ben Nathan from Mainz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jewish scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1100 |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1150 |