Mojsije Margel

Mojsije Margel (; born 13 November 1875 in Mościsko, died 30 April 1939 in Zagreb) was rabbi of Zagreb, lexicographer, and Hebrew scholar.

Early life Margel attended a Talmud school. At the age of 15 Margel sent a poem in Hebrew to the Jewish magazine Ha-Maggid. Upon successful completion of Talmud school, Margel began his Jewish theological seminary studies in Vienna and Berlin. Margel finished successfully the Jewish philosophy subject in Berlin and Bern. In Kraków Margel published Hebrew magazine Ocar Hasifrut around which he gathered the best associates, and the most prominent Hebrew writers and philologists of the time. His brother Juda Margel, was the rabbi of the Nova Gradiška Jewish Community.

Scientific and publisher activities Margel's scientific activities were primarily connected with the Hebrew language, especially the Hebrew literature and lexicography. He was valued for his expertise in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In Požega, in 1906, he wrote and published the German-Hebrew dictionary. Margel wrote many articles and studies that were published in the Jewish press and has written articles for capital edition of The Jewish Encyclopedia in New York City. He was the editor of the Jewish almanac from 1925 until 1930, which was published under Rabbinate of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. Margel was considered as a late member of the Haskala movement in Europe. The Margel Institute in Zagreb was named after him.