Aryeh Löb Feinstein Explained

Aryeh Löb Feinstein
Birth Date:6 December 1821
Birth Place:Damachev, Russian Empire
Death Place:Damachev, Russian Empire
Language:Hebrew

Aryeh Löb Feinstein (; December 6, 1821 – January 20, 1903) was a Russian Jewish scholar.

Biography

Aryeh Löb Feinstein was born in Damachev, Grodno Governorate, in 1821. After devoting many years to the study of the Talmud, he worked as a foreman for a firm in Brest. In his commercial dealings with Christian merchants, he acquired a knowledge of languages. He later established his own successful business, amassing substantial wealth.

Feinstein actively participated in the Jewish community's affairs, serving as its parnas for many years.

Among other works, he was the author of Elef ha-Magen (Warsaw, 1870), a commentary on the Passover Haggadah, and Ir Tehillah (Warsaw, 1886), a history of the Jewish community of Brest-Litovsk, co-written with Abraham Marcus Finkelstein.[1]

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Feinstein, Arie Löw. Zeitlin. William. William Zeitlin. Bibliotheca hebraica post-Mendelssohniana. Leipzig. K. F. Koehler's Antiquarium. 1890. de. 83.