Me'assefim
The Me'assefim (Hebrew: המאספים) were a group of Hebrew writers who between 1784 and 1811 published their works in the periodical Ha-Me'assef (Hebrew: הַמְאַסֵּף), which they had founded.
History
In 1782
The undertaking met with a cordial reception in many quarters, especially in
In addition to articles on Hebrew prose and poetry, Ha-Me'assef printed general scientific articles, papers on mathematics and natural science, biographies of eminent Hebrew scholars, and articles on the history of the Roman emperors. Responsa on religious questions, e.g., on the speedy burial of the dead, have also been collected in its pages. The attitude of Ha-Me'assef was by turns Orthodox or Reform, according to the views of the collaborator. It was often very aggressive toward the strictly Orthodox view, although Wessely had from the very beginning advised a purely objective point of view.
Members
Collaborators on Ha-Me'assef included:
- Judah Löw Ben-Zeeb
- Simon ben Sanvil Bras
- Mendel Bresslau (Brese)
- Shalom Cohen
- Wolf ben Abraham Dessau
- Moses Ensheim
- Isaac Abraham Euchel
- David Franco Mendes
- David Friedländer
- David Friedrichsfeld
- Joseph Haltern
- Marcus Herz
- Nathan Joseph Hirsch
- Baruch Jeitteles
- Baruch Lindau
- Joel Löwe
- Marcus Löwisohn (Gompertz)
- Moses Mendelssohn
- Elia Morpurgo
- Meir Obernik
- Naphtali Herz Wessely
- Joseph Witzhausen (Veit)
- Aaron Wolfsohn(Halle)
See also
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References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Richard Gottheil and Moses Löb Bamberger (1901–1906). "Me'assefim". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.