Maskil
Americannoun
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Maskilim
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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
The rabbi stood in the centre, I and the Maskil on either side of him, and we all three began to call out.
From Stories and Pictures by Isaac Loeb Peretz
There is, first of all, Jedidiah, the common type of the Maskil, working zealously for culture, spreading truth and light in all the circles he can reach, dreaming of a Judaism, just, enlightened, exalted.
From The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) by Nahum Slouschz
"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 Isaac Loeb Peretz
Our Maskil stops at blacking his boots and wearing a black ribbon round his neck.
From Stories and Pictures by Isaac Loeb Peretz
Fortunately, the indomitable courage of the Maskilim could not be subdued.
From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Jacob S. Raisin
Isaac Bär Levinsohn, 1788-1860 Time was when all writers on the subject, usually Maskilim, thought it their duty to cast a stone at Hasidism.
From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Jacob S. Raisin
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 Jacob S. Raisin
His assumed superiority grieved the Maskilim, and their former enthusiasm was rapidly replaced by hatred and persecution.
From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Jacob S. Raisin
Hasidim, 65; their teachings, 66, 67, 150; spread, 69; persecuted by the Mitnaggedim, 76, 131; efforts at reconciliation with Mitnaggedim, 120-121, 260; reformed, 122; united with Mitnaggedim against Haskalah, 134; fought by Maskilim, 168.
From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Jacob S. Raisin
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