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Moses Mendelssohn

Name	Moses Mendelssohn, Moses of Dessau משה מנדלסון, משה בן מנדל מדעסוי, רמבמ"ן
Dates	1729-1786
Location	Germany
Works	Biur (ed.)
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Influenced by	R. David Frankel
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