Herman Bodek
Herman Bodek (Hebrew: צְבִי הִירְשׁ בּוֹדֵק, Tzvi Hirsh Bodek; 27 September 1820, Brody – 19 August 1880, Leipzig)[1] was a Galician Jewish Hebraist. He was descended from a highly respected family, and was the son-in-law of Solomon Judah Loeb Rapoport.[2] For a long time he lived in Leipzig, where he was translator of Hebrew at the courts of law, and was also engaged in business.[3]
Bodek was well acquainted with rabbinical and Maskilic Hebrew literature, and contributed articles on various subjects to the Jewish periodical press of several countries. He was the author of Eleh dibre ha-berit (lit. 'These Are the Words of the Covenant'; Leipzig, 1880), a twelve-chapter introduction to the ritual signs, allegories, and objects of Freemasonry. It was based on the works of Oswald Marbach and Robert Fischer on that subject, and was intended mainly for Jewish Masons in the East, or for those in Europe who could not read any language other than Hebrew.[4] Bodek was himself a member of the Apollo Lodge of the Masonic Order in Leipzig, which he joined in February 1861.[4]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Ginzberg, Louis; Wiernik, Peter (1902). "Bodek, Herman". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 281.
- ^ Zeitlin, William (1890). Bibliotheca hebraica post-Mendelssohniana. Leipzig: K. F. Koehler's Antiquarium. p. 36. ISBN 9783487413150.
- ^ Shemesh, Abraham Ofir (February 2017). ""What is the Benefit of Adorning Him with Flowers and Greenery?": The Attitude of Rabbis in Germany and the Land of Israel in Modern Times to Laying Wreaths at Burial and Memorial Ceremonies". Modern Judaism. 37 (1): 108–133. ISSN 1086-3273.
- ^ Lippe, Chaim David (1879). Bibliographisches Lexicon der gesammten juedischen Literatur der Gegenwart und Adress-Anzeiger. Vienna. pp. 577–578.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Allgemeines Handbuch der Freimaurerei (in German). Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus. 1879. pp. 18–19.
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