Maskil
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Origin of Maskil
From the Hebrew word maśkīl literally, enlightened
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He came under the influence of a Maskil in Odessa and went away to France where he became a great mathematician and taught in a university.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
"It wouldn't do, rabbi!" exclaimed the Maskil, 'the inspector is going about in the Gass.
From Stories and Pictures by Peretz, Isaac Loeb
His work is the portal through which the Maskil had to pass, and sometimes passes to this day, on the path of development toward modern civilization.
From The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) by Slouschz, Nahum
Being free of all care, he becomes a Maskil.
From Stories and Pictures by Peretz, Isaac Loeb
"May my head not ache," swears the Maskil, "for so long as I have forgotten—if ever I heard the lies at all."
From Stories and Pictures by Peretz, Isaac Loeb
Was not this the cry of the romantic Maskilim in Germany, in Galicia, and particularly in Russia?
From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Raisin, Jacob S.
Is not the materialism of the emancipated Maskilim often greater than the medievalism of the fanatical Hasidim?
From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Raisin, Jacob S.
Some Maskilim, emboldened by the interest the Government evinced in their efforts, had resorted to all manner of means to accomplish their object, and frequently allied themselves with the oppressors.
From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Raisin, Jacob S.
As their pious coreligionists deemed it the universal duty to be well-versed in the Talmud, so the Maskilim thought it incumbent upon everybody to be highly cultured.
From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Raisin, Jacob S.
The struggle between Hasidim and Mitnaggedim ended with the conversionist policy of Nicholas I, which united them against the Maskilim.
From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Raisin, Jacob S.
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