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Abraham Reif

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Abraham Reif
Born1802 (1802)
Mościska, Galicia, Habsburg Empire
Died1859 (aged 56–57)
LanguageHebrew
SpouseYente Reif[1]

Abraham Reif (Hebrew: אברהם רייף; 1802–1859) was a Galician Jewish poet.

Born in Mościska in 1802,[2] he came early under the influence of the school of the Me'assefim, but subsequently broke away from the movement.[1] Tobias Feder deeply influenced his literary work.[3] Alexander Langbank introduced Reif to the secular sciences, and after Reif's death he purchased from his widow, Yente, all his posthumous works.[3]

Reif open a school for the study of the Torah and the Hebrew language in his native city, which produced a number of prominent Hebraists.[1] His chief dramas, Ha-Nidka'im, Shulamit, and Yehudit, vividly portray the life of the Galician Jews. As he was too poor to publish his works, he gave manuscript copies of them to his pupils.[3]

References

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSinger, Isidore; Margel, M. (1905). "Reif, Abraham". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 365.

  1. ^ a b c  Singer, Isidore; Margel, M. (1905). "Reif, Abraham". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 365.
  2. ^ Margel, M. (2 April 1901). ר׳ אברהם רייף: תולדות חייו וספריו [Abraham Reif: His Life and Work]. Hamagid (in Hebrew). Vol. 10, no. 13–14. Vienna & Kraków. pp. 158–159.
  3. ^ a b c Margel, M. (18 April 1901). ר׳ אברהם רייף: תולדות חייו וספריו [Abraham Reif: His Life and Work]. Hamagid (in Hebrew). Vol. 10, no. 15. Vienna & Kraków. pp. 175–176.