Moses Fischer | |
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Personal | |
Born |
c. 1756 |
Died |
c. 1833 |
Religion | Judaism |
Children | Marcus Fischer |
Parent |
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Occupation | Rabbi |
Moses Fischer ( c. 1756 – c. 1833) was an Austrian rabbi. He was active in the Haskalah movement in Prague.
Moses Fischer was born in Prague to Meir Fischels , a wealthy Talmudic scholar and a descendent of Judah Loew ben Bezalel. [1]
Fischer was active in the Haskalah movement in Prague, and was a member of the Gesellschaft der jungen Hebräer. [2] In addition to Talmud, Fischer studied philosophy and mathematics, and was praised for his proficiency in logic and Hebrew grammar by Moses Mendelssohn, with whom he corresponded. Together with Raphael Joel , Fischer in 1790 signed a petition to allow Jews to serve in the military, prioritizing it over meticulous religious observance. [2]
Fischer later transitioned to Orthodoxy, and served as an unofficial rabbi and mashgiach in Vienna from 1816. In 1827 or 1829, [2] he relocated to Eisenstadt, a nearby town, where he died around 1833.
His son was the historian Marcus Fischer .
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; Kayserling, Meyer (1903). "Fischer, Moses". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 401.