170 years ago, on 26 November 1852, rabbi Joseph Abraham Friedländer died. He was born in 1753 in #Kolin, #Bohemia, so he died almost in his 100th year of life. After studying yeshiva in Prague, he served in Germany. He was a follower of the #haskalah (#Jewish #Enlightenment) and he supported the #Reform Jewish movement.

#wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Abraham_Friedl%C3%A4nder

#wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1706405

#necrolog: https://sammlungen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/cm/periodical/pageview/3243014

#anniversary #kolin #jews #history

HotTake Tuesday:

1. The #haskalah is in my top 10 worst historical "events" for #Jews list.
2. We had better communities in America before they illegalized housing covenants and let us move in next door.
3. #Kosher pizza is inedible garbage
4. We don't all have to live in NY already