Der Geist des Talmud. Quellengemäße Darstellung des talmudischen Anschauung über Gott, Mensch, Staat, Justizwesen, Nächstenliebe, Wohlthätigkeit, Armen- Pflege, Verhalten gegen die Heiden, Thierquälerei, Arbeit, Erziehung und Unterricht, Wahrhaftigkeit, Bescheidenheit, Beschränkung der Todesstrafe. Freiheit, Gleichheit und Brüderlichkeit. Für die inteligenten Classen aller Confessionen
Budapest: Moritz Burian, 1887. Hardcover. 8vo. 240pp. Purple cloth with gilt lettering. Marbled page edges. Commentary on the Talmud, written by acclaimed Hungarian educator Moritz Ehrentheil (see below). Organized by topics. Bookseller plate and owner plate to inside of front board, the latter being from "Religionsschule des Louisenstädtischen Brüdervereins Ahavat Ra'im", donated to a pupil of the school as a token of his achievements (in 1897). Age wear, minor staining to boards. Closed 1/2" tear to free front endpaper, at top. Browning throughout. Otherwise clean and tight. In German. Very good condition. vg. Item #18677
On the author (Source: Jewish Encyclopedia)
Hungarian educator and writer; born at Szilágy-Nagyfalu in 1825; died at Budapest Dec. 27, 1894. After teaching in various cities, he established himself in Budapest (1867), and devoted his time to literary work.
His published works are: a Hungarian grammar, written under the pseudonym "Erényi Mór"; "Kleine Deutsche Sprachlehre," Budapest, 1865; "Jüdische Charakterbilder," Sâros-Patak, 1866; a Hebrew-Hungarian dictionary to the five books of Moses, Sâros-Patak, 1868: "Jüdisches Familienbuch," Budapest, 1888; "Der Geist des Talmud," ib. 1888; "Rezeption und Orthodoxie," ib. 1892. He also wedited the magazines "Jüdische Volksschule" (Arad) and "Das Traditionelle Judenthum" (Budapest), the latter under the pseudonym "Dr. Freund."
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