Moses Samuel Zuckermandl
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Rabbi Moses Samuel Zuckermandl, also Zuckermandel (born 24 April 1836, Uherský Brod
, Moravia
- 27 January 1917, Breslau (now Wrocław), Silesia
) was a Czech-German
rabbi
, Talmudist, and Jewish theologian.
Zuckermandl was a student of Samson Raphael Hirsch
in Nikolsburg and at the Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau
.
He became a rabbi
in Pleschen (now Pleszew
), Prussia
, and was appointed lecturer on the Mora-Leipziger Foundation at Breslau, on 1 April 1898. His major literary efforts related to the Tosefta
and included the first critical edition based on variant manuscripts (especially the Erfurt manuscript).
Uherský Brod
Uherský Brod is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It is situated in the south-east of Moravia . It lies in the Vizovice Highlands and near the White Carpathian Mountains ....
, Moravia
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
- 27 January 1917, Breslau (now Wrocław), Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
) was a Czech-German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
, Talmudist, and Jewish theologian.
Zuckermandl was a student of Samson Raphael Hirsch
Samson Raphael Hirsch
Samson Raphael Hirsch was a German rabbi best known as the intellectual founder of the Torah im Derech Eretz school of contemporary Orthodox Judaism...
in Nikolsburg and at the Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau
Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau
Das Jüdisch-Theologische Seminar , The Jewish Theological Seminary of BreslauInstitution in Breslau for the training of rabbis, founded under the will of Jonas Fränckel, and opened in 1854...
.
He became a rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
in Pleschen (now Pleszew
Pleszew
Pleszew is a town in Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship, about 90 km southeast of Poznań. It is the capital of Pleszew County...
), Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
, and was appointed lecturer on the Mora-Leipziger Foundation at Breslau, on 1 April 1898. His major literary efforts related to the Tosefta
Tosefta
The Tosefta is a compilation of the Jewish oral law from the period of the Mishnah.-Overview:...
and included the first critical edition based on variant manuscripts (especially the Erfurt manuscript).
Literary works
- "Die Erfurter Handschrift der ToseftaToseftaThe Tosefta is a compilation of the Jewish oral law from the period of the Mishnah.-Overview:...
" (1876); - "Die Tosefta nach den Erfurter und Wiener Handschriften" (1880–1882);
- "Spruchbuch Enthaltend Biblische Sprüche aus dem Gebetbuche" (1889);
- "Vokabularium und Grammatik zu den Hebräischen Versen des Spruchbuches I." (1890);