14 Facts About Ludwig Philippson

Ludwig Philippson was born in Dessau, the son of Moses Philippson, a printer, writer, teacher, translator, publisher and a member of the Haskalah.

Ludwig Philippson was educated at the gymnasium of Halle where his older brother Phoebus was studying medicine.

Ludwig Philippson was to remain in Magdeburg for the next 28 years.

Ludwig Philippson would continue to edit that journal until his death in 1889.

The differences in the version created by Ludwig Philippson was in that each page had the original Hebrew text in one column with a German translation in another column, each page contained a textual explanation, not only with a commentary on the biblical material but a cultural commentary.

In keeping with the philosophy of his father Moses Ludwig Philippson, a committed member of the Jewish intellectual movement Haskala dedicated to overcoming Jewish ignorance and religious formalism, Luwig's intention was that the bible would help to extend the minds of the Jewish readers to a wider world of experiences, lands, history.

Ludwig Philippson eventually became influenced by the Jewish Enlightenment and subscribed to the publications of Ludwig and Phoebus Philippson.

Ludwig Philippson married again in 1844 to Mathilde Hirsch, the sister of the wife of his brother Julius.

Ludwig Philippson was elected in 1848 for his region of Saxony to the Frankfurt National Assembly.

On Feb 12,1855 Ludwig Philippson published an article in Allgemeine proposing that a Jewish publication society be established.

That year the Austrian government prohibited anyone from become a member of the society and in 1858, while Ludwig Philippson himself was on tour in Milan when he was expelled from Austrian territory.

Ludwig Philippson moved his family to Bonn where they first took up residence on the first floor of a gardener's house.

Ludwig Philippson would continue with his role of editor of the Allgemeine.

Ludwig Philippson was involved in the local Jewish community, supporting the building of a new synagogue and the establishment of a new Jewish graveyard - he, his wife Mathilde and many of his children and grandchildren would eventually be buried in this graveyard.