Moses Abigdor Lichtenstadt
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Moses Abigor Lichtenstadt (1787 - 1870) was a Hebraist
and Talmud
scholar from Lublin
, Poland
.
He was known for his great charity towards poor students, and helped found public schooling for Jewish children in Odessa
. He wrote a number of articles on Biblical and Talmudic subjects for various publications, as well as Mi-Mochorat ha-Shabbat (Vienna
, 1860) against the Karaites.
Hebraist
A Hebraist is a specialist in Hebrew and Hebraic studies. Specifically, British and German scholars of the 18th and 19th centuries who were involved in the study of Hebrew language and literature were commonly known by this designation, at a time when Hebrew was little understood outside practicing...
and Talmud
Talmud
The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....
scholar from Lublin
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
He was known for his great charity towards poor students, and helped found public schooling for Jewish children in Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
. He wrote a number of articles on Biblical and Talmudic subjects for various publications, as well as Mi-Mochorat ha-Shabbat (Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, 1860) against the Karaites.