Saturday, October 16, 2021

Sefaria releases a new-old German translation of the Talmud

TALMUD WATCH: A pioneering German translation of the Talmud, finished in 1935, is now accessible online (Philissa Cramer and Joe Baur, JTA).
Joshua Foer, an author and cofounder of Sefaria, said in a statement that the translation’s online release represents the triumph of Jewish tradition over the forces of hate that lapped against Goldschmidt as he worked.

“Goldschmidt released the translation at a time of rising antisemitism to dispel dangerous myths and make the text accessible to all German speakers around the world,” Foer said. He added, “That this translation is being made more accessible today with the help of German and Austrian rabbinic students and scholars representing the future of German Judaism is a fitting celebration of Goldschmidt’s legacy.”

For more on the Sefaria website and its Talmud-related publication see here and links.

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