Abraham Abba Rakowski

Abraham Abba Rakowski
BornNovember or December 1854[1]
Mariampol, Austrian Galicia
Died1921 (aged 66–67)
Pen name
  • Abravanel[1]
  • La-saifa vela-safra[2]
LanguageHebrew
Relatives

Abraham Abba Rakowski (Hebrew: אברהם אבא ראַקאָװסקי, romanized: Avraham Aba Rakovski; November or December 1854 – 1921) was a Galician Hebrew writer, journalist, and translator.

Biography

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Rakowski was born in Mariampol, Austrian Galicia, the son of Rabbi Azriel Arye Leib Rakowski of Plotzk.[6] He studied Talmud under his father, and was educated privately in Hebrew and modern languages.[1] From 1872 onward he was a frequent contributor to Hebrew journals, especially Ha-Tzfira.[7]

Among Rakowski's publications were Nidḥe Israel (Warsaw, 1875), a translation of Philippson's novel on the Marranos; Ḥoter mi-geza Ishai (Warsaw, 1880), a translation of Disraeli's romance The Wondrous Tale of Alroy; Ha-nekamah (Warsaw, 1883), a historical narrative; and Masekhet shetarot (1894), a Talmudic parody. He also published numerous works in Naḥum Sokolow's yearly journal Ha-Asif, including Nispe belo mishpat, a historical novel; Leil hitkadesh ḥag ha-Pesaḥ, a story of the Prague ghetto; Ta'alumot ha-mikroskop, a humorous story; Dibrei ḥakhamim, a collection of pithy sayings and citations from world literature; Min ha-metzar, a translation of a story by Auerbach on the Prague ghetto; Ha-kesef, a history of the development of money and of its influence upon culture, political economy, and commerce; Devar Eloheinu yakum le-olam, an epitome of the history of Semitic nations during the Biblical ages; Zaken ve-yeled, a translation from the Polish of Okanski; and Al admat nekhar, a translation of Orzeszkowa's Mirtala.[8]

By 1895 Rakowski had become a prosperous merchant at Zambrov, Russian Poland.[7]

Bibliography

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  • Philippson, Ludwig (1875). Nidḥe Israel; o, ha-Anusim bi-Sefarad. Warsaw: Defus R. Yitzḥak Goldman.
  • Disraeli, Benjamin (1880–1885). Ḥoter mi-geza Ishai; o, David Alroy [The Wondrous Tale of Alroy]. Warsaw.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Ha-nekamah. Warsaw: Defus R. Ḥayyim Kelter. 1883.
  • "Nispe belo mishpat / Leil hitkadesh ḥag ha-Pesaḥ / Ta'alumot ha-mikroskop / Dibrei ḥakhamim / Min ha-metzar". Ha-Asif. 1 (3). Warsaw: Defus R. Yitzḥak Goldman: 1–48. 1884.
  • "Ha-kesef". Ha-Asif. 2. Warsaw: Defus R. Yitzḥak Goldman: 742–749. 1885.
  • "Devar Eloheinu yakum le-olam". Ha-Asif. 3. Warsaw: Defus R. Yitzḥak Goldman: 359–390. 1886.
  • "Zaken ve-yeled". Ha-Asif. 3. Warsaw: Defus R. Yitzḥak Goldman: 658–660. 1886.
  • Orzeszkowa, Eliza (1893). "Al admat nekhar". Ha-Asif. 6 (4). Warsaw: Defus Halter ve-Aizenshtadt: 1–135.
  • Masekhet shetarot [The Tractate of Bills]. Warsaw: Hotza'at Sh. B. Shvartzberg. 1894.

References

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rosenthal, Herman; Warsaw, Isidor (1905). "Rakowski, Abraham Abel". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 312.

  1. ^ a b c Sokolow, Naḥum (1889). Sefer zikaron le-sofrei Israel ha-ḥayim itanu ka-yom [Memoir Book of Contemporary Jewish Writers] (in Hebrew). Warsaw. p. 107.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Ben-Yishai, Aharon Zeʼev. Parody, Hebrew.
  3. ^ Spector, Shmuel (2007). "Dymshyts, Veniamin E.". In Berenbaum, Michael; Skolnik, Fred (eds.). Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd ed.). Detroit: Macmillan Reference. ISBN 978-0-02-866097-4.
  4. ^ מנחם סבידור, יו״ר הכנסת העשירית, ייקבר היום בהר הרצל [Menachem Savidor, 10th Speaker of Knesset, Buried Today at Mount Herzl]. Ḥadashot (in Hebrew). 3 November 1988. p. 14.
  5. ^ Rakovsky, Puah (2002). My Life as a Radical Jewish Woman: Memoirs of a Zionist Feminist in Poland. Translated by Harshav, Barbara; Hyman, Paula E. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. p. 23. ISBN 0-253-34042-X.
  6. ^ Kaplan, Pesach (1973). "Barimte Stavisker rabonim". Sefer Stavisk: yizkor-buk (in Yiddish). Tel Aviv: Irgun yotsʼe Stavisk be-Yisraʼel. p. 79.
  7. ^ a b  Rosenthal, Herman; Warsaw, Isidor (1905). "Rakowski, Abraham Abel". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 312.
  8. ^ Zeitlin, William (1890). "Rakowski, Abrahaam Abel". Bibliotheca hebraica post-Mendelssohniana (in German). Leipzig: K. F. Koehler's Antiquarium. pp. 287–288.
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