- Abraham Epstein
Abraham Epstein (
December 19 ,1841 –1918) was a Russo-Austrianrabbinical scholar born inStaro Constantinov ,Volhynia . Epstein diligently studied the works of Levinsohn,Krochmal , andS. D. Luzzatto , and when he traveled in western Europe for the first time in 1861, he made the acquaintance ofJ.L. Rapoport ,Z. Frankel , andMichael Sachs . After his father's death in 1874 (see Israel Epstein's biography in "Ha-Shaḥar," vi.699-708) Epstein took charge of his extensive business interests, but gradually wound up all his affairs, and since 1884 devoted most of his time to travel and study. He settled in Vienna in 1876 and became an Austrian subject. He was the possessor of a large library which contained many valuable manuscripts.Epstein is the author of the "Ḳadmut ha-Tanḥuma," a review of
S. Buber 's edition of theMidrash Tanḥuma (Presburg, 1886), and of "Mi-Ḳadmoniyyot ha-Yehudim," which contains (1) treatises on Jewish chronology and archeology, and (2) a revised and annotated edition ofMidrash Tadshe (Vienna, 1887). He also wrote:
* "Bereschit-Rabbati, Dessen Verhältnisse zu Rabba," etc. (Berlin, 1888)
* "R. Simeon Kara und der Jalkut Schimeoni" (Cracow, 1891)
* "Eldad ha-Dani," a critical edition, with variations from divers manuscripts, of the well-known work ofEldad , with an introduction and notes (Vienna, 1891)
* "La Lettre d'Eldad sur les Dix Tribus" (Paris, 1892; reprinted from "R. E. J." xxv)
* "R. Moshe ha-Darshan mi-Narbona" (Vienna, 1891)
* "Dibre Biḳḳoret li-Kebod Rabbi S. L. Rapoport," a defense ofJ.L. Rapoport against the attacks ofI. H. Weiss (Vienna, 1896)
* "Jụdische Alterthümer in Worms und Speier" (Breslau, 1896; reprinted from "Monatsschrift," v.40). He wrote in addition many critical, biographical, historical, and archeological articles for the Jewish periodical press, especially for "Monatsschrift," "Revue des Etudes Juives," and "Ha-Ḥoḳer," some of which have been reprinted in book form.Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography
*Autobiographical sketch in Sokolow's Sefer Zikaron, pp. 162-166, Warsaw, 1890;
*William Zeitlin , "Bibliotheca Hebraica Post-Mendelssohniana" p. 79;
*Chaim David Lippe , "Bibliographisches Lexicon", iii.98-99, Vienna, 1899.External links
* [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=436&letter=E&search=epstein#1130 Jewish Encyclopedia article for Abraham Epstein]
References
*JewishEncyclopedia
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