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Hebrew writer
Abraham Abba Rakowski
BornNovember or December 1854
Mariampol, Austrian Galicia
Died1921 (aged 66–67)
Pen name
  • Abravanel
  • La-saifa vela-safra
LanguageHebrew
Relatives

Abraham Abba Rakowski (Hebrew: אברהם אבא ראַקאָװסקי, romanized: Avraham Aba Rakovski; November or December 1854 – 1921) was a Galician Hebrew writer, journalist, and translator.

Biography

Rakowski was born in Mariampol, Austrian Galicia, the son of Rabbi Azriel Arye Leib Rakowski of Plotzk. He studied Talmud under his father, and was educated privately in Hebrew and modern languages. From 1872 onward he was a frequent contributor to Hebrew journals, especially Ha-Tzfira.

Among Rakowski's publications were Nidḥe Israel (Warsaw, 1875), a translation of Philippson's novel on the Marranos; Ḥoter mi-geza Ishai (Warsaw, 1880), a translation of Disraeli's romance The Wondrous Tale of Alroy; Ha-nekamah (Warsaw, 1883), a historical narrative; and Masekhet shetarot (1894), a Talmudic parody. He also published numerous works in Naḥum Sokolow's yearly journal Ha-Asif, including Nispe belo mishpat, a historical novel; Leil hitkadesh ḥag ha-Pesaḥ, a story of the Prague ghetto; Ta'alumot ha-mikroskop, a humorous story; Dibrei ḥakhamim, a collection of pithy sayings and citations from world literature; Min ha-metzar, a translation of a story by Auerbach on the Prague ghetto; Ha-kesef, a history of the development of money and of its influence upon culture, political economy, and commerce; Devar Eloheinu yakum le-olam, an epitome of the history of Semitic nations during the Biblical ages; Zaken ve-yeled, a translation from the Polish of Okanski; and Al admat nekhar, a translation of Orzeszkowa's Mirtala.

By 1895 Rakowski had become a prosperous merchant at Zambrov, Russian Poland.

Bibliography

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rosenthal, Herman; Warsaw, Isidor (1905). "Rakowski, Abraham Abel". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 312.

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  5. Rakovsky, Puah (2002). My Life as a Radical Jewish Woman: Memoirs of a Zionist Feminist in Poland. Translated by Harshav, Barbara; Hyman, Paula E. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. p. 23. ISBN 0-253-34042-X.
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