Isaac Tsilkov ( Polish. Izaak Cylkow , January 11, 1841 , Bezhun , Kingdom of Poland , Russian Empire - December 1, 1908 , Warsaw , Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire) - the main rabbinical Great Synagogue , preacher, author of the translation of the Tanakh into Polish .
| Isaac Tsilkov | |
|---|---|
| Zaak cylkow | |
| Date of Birth | January 11, 1841 |
| Place of Birth | Masovian Voivodeship |
| Date of death | December 1, 1908 (67 years old) |
| Place of death | Warsaw |
| Nationality |  Russian empire |
| Occupation | |
Biography
Isaac Tsilkov was born on January 11, 1841 in the Polish city of Bezhun in the family of Talmudist Moses Aaron Tsilkov. Isaac Tsilkov was brought up in the Warsaw rabbinical school of reformist Judaism , which supported assimilative tendencies. In 1859, Isaac Tsilkov completed his studies in it, after which he studied medicine for a year. Having interrupted his studies and received a scholarship, he went to Berlin to study philosophy and Jewish theology there. After completing his studies at the University of Halle , Isaac Tsilkov defended his doctoral degree in philosophy and Semitic philology.
After the uprising of 1863, Isaac Tsilkov returned to Warsaw, where in 1865 he was appointed preacher to the Warsaw German synagogue on Danilovičovská Street, where he began to preach in Polish. In 1878, he delivered a speech at the opening of the Great Synagogue . During this speech, he called for mutual understanding and tolerance among religions. Despite the ban of the Russian authorities, this speech Isaac Tsilkov made in Polish. Soon he was appointed the first chief rabbi of the Great Synagogue.
Isaac Tsilkov was translating Tanakh into Polish. He published his first translation of the Psalms in 1883. In 1895, he translated the Torah in two versions. In the early years of the 20th century, translations of other Tanakh books were made. The translation of Isaac Tsilkov is considered the first translation into the Polish language of the Masoretic version of the Bible.
Isaac Tsilkov died on December 1, 1908 in Warsaw after a heart attack. During his funeral in the Great Synagogue, his future successor as chief rabbi of the synagogue Samuel Poznansky delivered a farewell speech.
Isaac Tsilkov was buried in the Warsaw Jewish cemetery (sector 33, row 1).
Source
- Marian Przedpełski, Izaak Cylkow z Bieżunia na tle swojej epoki. Bieżuńskie Zeszyty Historyczne nr 9, Bieżuń 1996. ss. 3-22 ISSN 1231-0212
- Henryk Kroszczor: Cmentarz Żydowski w Warszawie. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1983, s. 12. ISBN 83-01-04304-0 .
Links
- Translations of Isaac Tsilkov (Polish)