Isaac Baer Levinsohn

Isaac Baer Levinsohn

Isaac Baer Levinsohn (October 13, 1788February 12, 1860) (Hebrew: יצחק בר לוינזון) was a notable Russian-Hebrew scholar, satirist, writer and Haskalah leader.He was born at Kremenetz.

He was called "the Russian Mendelssohn". In his "Bet Yehudah" (1837), he formulated a philosophy and described Jewish contributions to civilization in an effort to promote Judeo-Christian understanding.

References

* [http://www.davidsconsultants.com/jewishhistory/history.php?startyear=1780&endyear=1789 Bio capsule]
* [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=289&letter=L&search=LEVINSOHN Jewish Encyclopedia article for Isaac Baer Levinsohn] , by Herman Rosenthal.


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