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21 December 2023 New Yiddish Play on Henry Einspruch, translator of the Yiddish New Testament #otdimjh

Posted on December 28, 2023 by richardsh

Henry Einspruch (born חײם יחיאל איינשפרוך Khaim-Yekhiel Aynshprukh in Tarnów, Galicia, 27 December 1892 – 4 January 1977), was a Galician-born Jew who became a Lutheran, becoming translator and publisher. Einspruch translated Christian literature into Yiddish, Hebrew, Polish, Russian, and … Continue reading →

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8 August 1859 Birth of Moses Löwen, Yiddish Apologist and Theologian #otdimjh

Posted on August 8, 2015 by richardsh

Löwen, Moses Gotthold (also known as Hananiah Berliner), was born August 8, 1859, just at the time when his father, dressed in mourning, was sitting on the floor in the synagogue, bewailing the destruction of Jerusalem. When the father returned … Continue reading →

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7 June 1868 Marcus Bergmann, translator of the Yiddish New Testament, declares faith in Yeshua #otdimjh

Posted on June 7, 2015 by richardsh

Bergmann, Marcus S….. is well-known as … translator of the Bible into Yiddish. [Bernstein] A second edition, with improved translation into simple Jargon, was issued by him in 1905. In an account of his conversion he thus writes:— “I was born … Continue reading →

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