Gotthold Salomon (born as Schlomo Salman ben Lippmann haLewi; November 1, 1784 in Sandersleben (Anhalt-Dessau) – November 17, 1862 in Hamburg) was a German Jewish rabbi, politician and Bible translator.[1][2]
Following on the work of Moses Mendelssohn, Salomon was the first Jew to translate the complete Old Testament into High German, under the title Deutsche Volks- und Schulbibel für Israeliten (1837) ("German People's and School Bible for Israelites").[1] He served as preacher in the Hamburg Temple, and partook in the public dispute around it in 1841.
References
edit- ^ a b "Gotthold Salomon" in Jewish Encyclopedia
- ^ Schreiber, Emanuel (1852–1932) "Reformed Judaism and its pioneers: a contribution to its history", Spokane, Washington: Spokane Printing Co., 1892, Chapter V, "Gotthold Salomon"
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