Mojesz ( Moishe ) Wolf Moszkowski ( Polish Mojżesz Wolf Moszkowski ; 1826 , Dzialoszyce , Russian Empire - September 30, 1904 , Warsaw ) - Polish librarian of Jewish origin, long-term director of the Central Jewish Library in Warsaw .
| Moishe Moszkowski | |
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| Mojżesz Moszkowski | |
| Date of Birth | 1826 |
| Place of Birth | Ентwiętokrzyskie Voivodeship |
| Date of death | September 30, 1904 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |
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Biography
The grave of Moishe Moszkowski at the Jewish cemetery in Warsaw
Moishe Moszkowski was born in 1826 in the town of Dzyaloshits. Received a religious education. In 1870, Moishe Moszkowski moved to Warsaw, where he began to collaborate with Isaac Tsilkov , Ignace Bernstein and Zinovy Slonimsky in creating a Jewish library at the Great Warsaw Synagogue .
In 1881, Moishe Moszkowski was elected director of the Central Jewish Library.
He died on September 30, 1904 and was buried in the Jewish cemetery in Warsaw.
Source
- Jan Jagielski: Przewodnik po cmentarzu żydowskim w Warszawie przy ul. Okopowej 49/51. Z. 1, Kwatery przy Alei Głównej. Warszawa: Towarzystwo Opieki nad Zabytkami. Społeczny Komitet Opieki nad Cmentarzami i Zabytkami Kultury Żydowskiej w Polsce, 1996, s. 54-55. ISBN 83-906629-6-5 .