| LC control no. | n 87903320 |
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| Personal name heading | Plessner, Salomon, 1797-1883 |
| Variant(s) | פלעסנער, שלמה פלעסנער, שלמה, 1797-1883 |
| Located | Twardogóra (Poland) Berlin (Germany) Poznań (Poland) |
| Birth date | 1797-04-23 |
| Death date | 1883-08-28 |
| Place of birth | Wrocław (Poland) |
| Place of death | Poznań (Poland) |
| Field of activity | Jewish sermons, Hebrew Bible--Commentaries Orthodox Judaism Apocryphal books (Old Testament)--Translating Jewish religious education Hebrew poetry German poetry Occasional verse |
| Profession or occupation | Preacher Old Testament scholars Translators Jewish educators Poets |
| Special note | Machine-derived non-Latin script reference project. Non-Latin script references not evaluated. |
| Found in | Even ṭorah, 1837: t.p. (Salomon Plessner) LC in RLIN, 12-10-87 (MLC hdg.: Plessner, Salomon, 1797-1883) Hirschfeld, H. Biographie von Salomon Plessner [Eszett used on actual item], 1897: page 6, etc. (born 23 April, 1797; died 1883, 25 Av (28 August)) Jewish Encyclopedia online, viewed October 16, 2017 (German preacher and Bible commentator; born at Breslau April 23, 1797; died at Posen Aug. 28, 1883. Studied Hebrew, Rabbinics and German under Wesseley's influence and decided to complete Wessely's Hebrew translation of the Apocrypha. In 1819 he published his Hebrew translation of the Apocryphal additions to the Book of Esther. At the same time he became known as an eloquent preacher and many of his sermons were published. Plessner through his sermons was recognized as a warm defender of Orthodox Judaism, and the Reform leaders began to persecute him, forbidding him through the police to deliver any sermon, so in 1823 he settled at Festenberg, a small town in Silesia. In 1826 he presented a document to the Posen government to help revoke an anti-Talmudic decree. In 1830 Plessner removed to Berlin, where for a short time he was a teacher in the normal school. Although possessing all the knowledge necessary for an Orthodox rabbi, he persistently declined rabbinical office, preferring freedom of speech. He earned a livelihood by preaching every other Saturday in the Berlin bet ha-midrash, continuing at the same time his study of the Apocrypha. In 1834 he began to publish his sermons in yearly volumes under the general title "Belehrungen und Erbauungen". In 1838 Plessner published his "Dat Mosheh wi-Yehudit," a catechism in twelve parts, preceded by an introduction, on the nature and history of Jewish religious instruction. A powerful party of antagonists forced Plessner to leave Berlin and settle in Posen (1843) where he was active as a preacher for forty years, chiefly at the Neuschul. In addition to his sermons, he is known for his Hebrew and German poetry composed for specific occasions.) <http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/12208-plessner-solomon> |
| Associated language | ger heb |
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