Salomon Pappenheim and His Writings: Rabbi, Maskil, Aufklärer

Natalie Naimark - Goldberg In the study of Jewish history and especially in the field of Hebrew literature Salomon Pappenheim features as one of the most prominent German maskilim in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century . Pappenheim , or Pappenheimer , as he often styled himself in German , was born in 1740 in the Silesian town of Zulz ) today Bia ł a ( , the son of a local dayyan ) rabbinic judge ( . He lived in Lublinitz for some time serving as rabbi of the small Jewish community before moving to Breslau ) today Wroc ł aw ( , where he functioned as dayyan until his death in 1814 . By the time he reached Breslau in the early 1790 s he enjoyed wide renown as a Hebrew author . However , he would soon embark on a new path . This member of the rabbinic elite and accomplished maskil stepped then into the German literary sphere making eager attempts to gain recognition as an Aufkl ä rer , untypically employing enlightened ideas in his German writings to promote conservative vie...  אל הספר
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