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Jekuthiel Blitz
Jekuthiel ben Isaac Blitz (b. Wittmund, Germany, ''fl.'' 1670s) was a rabbi who made the first whole translation of the Hebrew Bible into Yiddish. Blitz was a corrector of the press in the Hebrew printing-office of Uri Phoebus (Faibush) Halevi in Amsterdam and was commissioned by him to make a translation which finished printing in late 1678. The translation which was the first of its kind of the entire Old Testament has three introductions; one in Hebrew and one in German written by Blitz and the third in Judæo-German by the printer together with letters patent of the king of Poland Johann III Sobieski and approbations by various rabbis. Blitz also translated into Judæo-German Levi ben Gerson's "To'aliyyot" on Joshua, Judges, and Samuel, published together with the preceding work. Since Blitz was not an accomplished Hebraist he relied on other translations into Germanic languages, Luther Luther may refer to: People * Martin Luther (1483–1546), German monk credited w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wittmund
Wittmund is a town and capital of the district of Wittmund, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Geography Wittmund is a town of 21,000 inhabitants located in Germany's historic coastal district of East Frisia, between the towns of Aurich and Jever. The town's borough covers an area of which make it one of the largest boroughs in Lower Saxony. While the town of Wittmund is about from the North Sea coast, its borough includes the little port of Harlesiel which is the starting point for ferries to the island of Wangerooge. Harlesiel is named after the Harle, a small river that starts and finishes within Wittmund borough. (A ''siel'' is a sluice in a dyke. At low tide, water from the river may flow into the sea.) Villages: - Ardorf - Asel - Blersum - Berdum - Burhafe - Buttforde - Carolinensiel - Eggelingen - Funnix - Hovel - Leerhafe - Uttel - Willen Towns: - Wittmund Mayor Since November 1, 2006, Rolf Claußen is the mayor of Wittmund. He was reelected in 2014. History The town of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
