Moses Fischer
Rabbi in Austrian Empire
About Moses Fischer
Lived 1756 – 1833 (aged 76–77).
Moses Fischer ( – ) was an Austrian rabbi. He was active in the Haskalah movement in Prague.
Biography Moses Fischer was born in Prague to , a wealthy Talmudic scholar and a descendent of Judah Loew ben Bezalel.
Fischer was active in the Haskalah movement in Prague, and was a member of the Gesellschaft der jungen Hebräer. In addition to Talmud, Fischer studied philosophy and mathematics, and was praised for his proficiency in logic and Hebrew grammar by Moses Mendelssohn, with whom he corresponded. Together with , Fischer in 1790 signed a petition to allow Jews to serve in the military, prioritizing it over meticulous religious observance.
Fischer later transitioned to Orthodoxy, and served as an unofficial rabbi and mashgiach in Vienna from 1816. In 1827 or 1829, he relocated to Eisenstadt, a nearby town, where he died around 1833.
His son was the historian .
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Who was Moses Fischer?
rabbi in Austrian Empire (1756–1833)
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Moses Fischer was born in 1756.
When did Moses Fischer die?
Moses Fischer died in 1833.
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