Elcan Durlacher (Yiddish: אלחנן בן נתנאל דורלאכער; 1817 – 21 December 1889) was a German Hebraist and publisher, best known for his translations of Jewish liturgy into French.
Elcan Durlacher | |
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| Native name | Yiddish: אלחנן בן נתנאל דורלאכער |
| Born | 1817 Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Confederation |
| Died | 21 December 1889 (aged 71–72) |
| Language | French |
Durlacher was born in Karlsruhe, Baden in 1817. He went to Paris in 1845 as a teacher of languages, and founded a Hebrew publishing-house, which was continued, after his death, by his son. He compiled a Hebrew reader and an almanac, and wrote a small book entitled Joseph and His Brothers. His two most notable works are a French translation of the German maḥzor, and another of the siddur, which he made with the assistance of L. Wogue, whose edition of the Pentateuch he published.[1][2]
Publications
edit- Erech hathephiloth, ou, Rituel de toutes les grandes fêtes à l'usage des Israélites du rite Allemand (in Hebrew and French). Paris: Elcan Durlacher. 1852.
- Erech hathephiloth, ou, Prier̀es et pioutim de tous les sabbats de l'année (in Hebrew and French). Paris: Elcan Durlacher. 1861.
- Séder hathephiloth, ou, Rituel des prières journalières à l'usage des Israélites du rite allemand (in Hebrew and French) (3rd ed.). Paris: Elcan Durlacher. 1870.
- Joseph et ses frères (in French). Paris: Elcan Durlacher. 1887.
References
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; Weill, Julien (1903). "Durlacher, Elcan". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 19.
- ^ Wogue, L., ed. (1 January 1890). "Nécrologie". L'Univers israélite: Journal des principes conservateurs du judaisme (in French). XLV (8). Paris: 231.
- ^ Lorenz, Otto (1868). Catalogue général de la librairie française (in French). Vol. 2. Paris: O. Lorenz. pp. 227–228.
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