Harry Freedman (rabbi)
Harry Mordecai Freedman (17 October 1901 – 4 December 1982) was a rabbi, author, translator, and teacher. Among his more famous contributions are his translations done for several tractates of the Talmud, Midrash Rabbah, and Encyclopedia Talmudit.
Biography[]
Freedman was born in Vitebsk, Russia in 1901. His family moved to England and he grew up in London. He studied at the Etz Chaim Yeshiva, received a BA from the University of London, semicha from Jews College, and a PHD from the university of London.[1] He served in pulpit positions in England, Australia, and the United States, and served as a teacher at Yeshiva University.[1][2][3]
Family[]
Freedman was father in law to prominent Melbourne lawyer, Arnold Bloch.[4]
Published works[]
Translations[]
Freedman made several significant contributions as a translator.
- Eight volumes of the Babylonian Talmud as part of the Soncino English edition of the Talmud.
- Midrash Rabbah (10 volumes), with Maurice Simon.[5]
- Several volumes of Menachem Mendel Kasher's Torah Sheleimah, called The Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation in English.[6]
- Encyclopedia Talmudica, the English edition of Encyclopedia Talmudit.[7]
- Israel Passover Haggadah, an English Translation of Kasher's הגדה ארצישראלית[8]
Books[]
- One Hundred Years: The Story of the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation 1841-1941 (1941)[1]
- He wrote the commentary for the biblical books of Genesis, Joshua and Jeremiah for the Soncino Books of the Bible[1]
- A commentary on the Pentateuch, published posthumously in 2001.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Rutland, Suzanne. Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1981-1990. pp. 406–407.
- ^ "The New Melbourne Synagogue". Archived from the original on 2009-09-13.
- ^ Apple, Raymond. "The Jewish Emigrant from Britain 1700-2000: Essays in Memory of Lloyd P Gartner".
- ^ "Connected for Life" (PDF).
- ^ Freedman, Harry (1939). Midrash Rabbah.
- ^ Marcus, Ralph (October 1953). "Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation: Torah Shelemah, a Millenial Anthology. Genesis: Volume I by Menachem M. Kasher". Classical Philology. 48 (4): 279. doi:10.1086/363714. JSTOR 266980.
- ^ Fuss, Abraham M. "Encyclopedia Talmudica". The Jewish Quarterly Review. JSTOR 1453560.
- ^ Kasher, Menachem M. Israel Passover Haggadah.
- 1901 births
- 1982 deaths
- 20th-century rabbis
- British Orthodox rabbis
- Australian Orthodox rabbis
- Alumni of the London School of Jewish Studies
- Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United Kingdom
- British emigrants to Australia