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Joseph Haltern (Yiddish: יוסף האלטערן; died 5 September 1818) was a translator of German literature into Hebrew and a member of the Me'assefim. Among other works, Haltern wrote Esther, a Hebrew adaptation of Jean Racine's drama of the same name, and published a translation of Gellert's fables.

Notes

1. 1817, according to some sources.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; Seligsohn, M. (1904). "Haltern, Joseph". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 179.

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