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.
Rabbi Harry Mordecai Freedman | |
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| Rabbi in England, Australia, and the United States | |
| Teacher at Yeshiva University | |
| Personal | |
| Born | October 17, 1901 Vitebsk, Russia |
| Died | December 4, 1982 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Russian-British |
| Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
| Notable work(s) | Translations of the Talmud, Midrash Rabbah, and Encyclopedia Talmudit |
| Alma mater | University of London, Etz Chaim Yeshiva, Jews College |
| Occupation | Rabbi, author, translator, teacher |
Biography
editFreedman 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 (in 1923, 1924, and 1930 respectively).[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
editFreedman was father in law to prominent Melbourne lawyer, Arnold Bloch.[4]
Published works
editTranslations
editFreedman 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b c d e Rutland, Suzanne. "Freedman, Harry Mordecai (1901–1982)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1981-1990. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. pp. 406–407.
- ^ "The New Melbourne Synagogue". Archived from the original on 13 September 2009.
- ^ 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.