Yosef Rosenthal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 February 1844 Suwałki, Suwałki Governorate, Russian Poland |
| Died | 22 November 1913 (aged 69) |
| Pen name | |
| Language | Hebrew |
Yosef Rosenthal (Yiddish: יוסף ראָזנטאַל; 14 February 1844 – 22 November 1913)[2] was a Polish-Jewish Hebrew writer and lawyer.
Biography
Born in Suwałki, Russian Poland, Rosenthal began the study of the Talmud and commentaries at an early age without the aid of a teacher, and at the same time devoted himself to the study of different languages and sciences.[3] In the 1890s he settled at Warsaw to practise law.[4]
Rosenthal began his literary career in 1866 by contributing philological articles to Ha-Maggid.[3] He went on to write on science and current events for such Hebrew periodicals as Ha-Levanon, Ha-Karmel, and Ha-Melitz.[1] The most important of his contributions is an article on the religious system of the Sefer Yetzirah, in Keneset Yisrael (1887), and some articles in Ha-Eshkol, a Hebrew encyclopedia (1887–88). He wrote also some responsa, one of which was published in Dibre Mosheh by Rabbi Moses of Namoset; and Derekh Emunah, four essays on religious philosophy (Warsaw, 1894).[4]
He was noted as a chess player, and won the first prize at the Druzgenik tournament in 1885.[3]
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rosenthal, Herman; Waldstein, A. S. (1905). "Rosenthal, Joseph". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 479–480.
- 1 2 3 Kahan, Berl (ed.). Yizker-bukh Suvalk un di arumike shtetlekh [Suwałki Memorial Book] (in Yiddish). New York: Suvalker relif-komitet in Nyu-York. pp. 209–210.
- ↑ Freimann, Aron, ed. (1916). Zeitschrift für hebräische Bibliographie [Journal of Hebrew Bibliography] (in German). Vol. 19. Frankfurt a. M.: Verlag von J. Kauffmann. p. 45. ISBN 9783487403144.
- 1 2 3 Sokolow, Naḥum (1889). Sefer zikaron le-sofrei Israel ha-ḥayim itanu ka-yom [Memoir Book of Contemporary Jewish Writers] (in Hebrew). Warsaw. p. 106.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - 1 2 Rosenthal, Herman; Waldstein, A. S. (1905). "Rosenthal, Joseph". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 479–480.
