Jehudo epstein biography of abraham

EPSTEIN, ABRAHAM — (1841–1918), rabbinic scholar and historian. Epstein was born in Staro Konstantinov, Russia, to a wealthy family. Epstein leased some land near Kozmin in 1865 and worked it himself for many years, trying to persuade some of the local Jewish poor… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

EPSTEIN, ABRAHAM — (1892–1942), U.S.

economist and sociologist.

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Born in Russia, Epstein immigrated to the United States in 1910. He specialized in the problems of the aged and their economic maintenance, and became a leading advocate of publicly financed old age… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

EPSTEIN, ABRAHAM — (1880–1952), Hebrew literary critic.

Born in Slutsk, Russia, he started his teaching profession on the faculty of the Hebrew Teachers Seminary in Odessa and taught later at the Herzliah Hebrew Teachers Institute in New York City, where he settled …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

EPSTEIN, ABRAHAM MEIR BEN ARYEH LEIB — EPSTEIN, ABRAHA