Between Hirsch Chajes
Zwi Hirsch ben Meir Chajes (born November 20, 1805 in Brody , Galicia , Austrian Empire , † October 12, 1855 in Lemberg ) was an Orthodox rabbi and Talmudic scholar . Chajes worked in Zolkiew for many years . He came from a Bohemian-Jewish family and is considered one of the most important Galician Talmudists of his time.
Major works
- mewo ha-Talmud (introduction to the Talmud)
- iggeret bikkoret (critical epistle, on Targum and Midrash )
literature
- Salomon Buber : Ansche Schem. Krakow 1895.
- Salomon Wininger : Great Jewish National Biography. Volume I, Chernivtsi 1925, page 523 f.
- Jewish Lexicon . Berlin 1927, Vol. I, Col. 1302 f.
- Louis Ginzberg : CHAJES. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906.
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chajes, Zwi Hirsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chajes, Zwi Hirsch ben Meir |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Orthodox rabbi and Talmud scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brody , Galicia |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 1855 |
| Place of death | Lviv |