Jakob Kranz (preacher)
Jakob Kranz (Hebrew) יעקב קרנץ (born around 1740 in Zietil ; died December 18, 1804 in Zamość ) was a popular Hebrew preacher ( Maggid ) and parable speaker of the 18th century.
Life
At the age of eighteen he went to Miedzyrzec Podlaski (Meseritz) as a preacher for two years . He then worked in Zolkiev, Dubno , Włodawa (Lublin), Kalisch and Zamość. He stayed in Dubno in Volhynia for 18 years. He left the place to go to Vilna . Jakob Kranz illustrated his sermons and homiletic commentaries with parables from human life, explaining difficult passages and confusing questions in rabbinical law.
literature
- Philo-Lexikon , 3rd edition Berlin 1936, column 400
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kranz, Jakob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dubner Maggid |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hebrew preacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1740 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zietil |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 18, 1804 |
| Place of death | Zamość |