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David ben Naphtali Fränkel
Fränkel,
David ben Naphtali Fränkel or David Hirschel Fränkel (c. (1901–1906). "Fränkel, David ben Naphtali". Jewish Ency-
1704 – April 4, 1762), was a Jewish German rabbi. clopedia. http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/
Born in Berlin, for a time he was rabbi of Dessau. He view.jsp?artid=314&letter=F. Jewish Encyclopedia bibliogra-
became chief rabbi of Berlin in 1742. Fränkel exercised phy: Azulai, Shem ha-Gedolim, ii. 94; Eliakim Carmoly, Notices
a great influence as teacher over Moses Mendelssohn, Biographiques, in Revue Orientale, iii. 315; Moritz Steinschneider,
who followed him to the Prussian capital. It was Fränkel Cat. Bodl. col. 882; G. Karpeles, Gesch. der Jüdischen Litteratur, pp.
who introduced Mendelssohn to Maimonides’ Moreh Ne- 1060, 1071, 1100; J. H. Dessauer, Gesch. der Israeliten, p. 498; Heinrich
vuchim, and it was he, too, who befriended his poor disci- Graetz, Hist. v. 293-294; Leser Landshuth, Toledot Anshe ha-Shem,
ple, procuring for him free lodging and a few days’ board pp. 35 et seq., Berlin, 1884; Meyer Kayserling, Moses Mendelssohn,
every week in the house of Hayyim Bamberger. pp. 9 et seq., Leipzig, 1862.
As a Talmudist Fränkel was almost the first to devote Persondata
himself to a study of the Jerusalem Talmud, which had
Name Frankel, David ben Naphtali
been largely neglected. He gave a great impetus to the
study of this work by his Korban ha-Edah, a commentary Alternative names
in three parts (part 1, on the order Mo’ed, Dessau, 1743; Short description
part 2, on Nashim, Berlin, 1757; part 3, on Nezikin, ib. Date of birth 1704
1760). His additional notes on the Jerusalem Talmud and
Place of birth
on Maimonides were published, together with the pre-
ceding work, under the title Shiyyure Korban, (Dessau, Date of death 1762
1743). Place of death
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