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Philippson, Ludwig — Die Israelitische Bibel

3,700 pages of Tanach (Bible) and commentary by Ludwig, Philippson. LUDWIG PHILIPPSON (1811–1889), the second son of Moses, achieved renown as the founder of the allgemeine zeitung des judenthums (AZJ, 1837–1922), which he edited until his death. Ludwig was an avid student of both Hebrew and classical literature in Dessau and Halle. After graduation from Berlin University (1829–33), aged 22, he took up the position of a preacher and teacher in the magdeburg Jewish community. Though following the practice of reform judaism – he preached in German and introduced the organ and the rite of confirmation – he tried to steer a middle course between Reform and orthodoxy . He was among the initiators of the rabbinical conferences of Brunswick (1844), Frankfurt/Main (1845), and Breslau (1846), but was critical of their decisions. One of his projects was the establishment of a modern institution for training scholars, rabbis, and teachers. From 1834 Philippson started editing several periodicals, first the monthly Israelitisches Predigt- und Schulmagazin (1834–36), followed by his famous AZJ, the most important Jewish weekly of the 19th century, which was also dedicated to the struggle for em

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