Salomo A. Birnbaum: A Lifetime of Achievement
Timm, Erika

Salomo A. Birnbaum (1891‑1989) is the uncontested pioneer in two large closely related research areas, namely historical Jewish linguistics and the palaeography of Hebrew and all Jewish successor languages. This collection of essays provides a cross-section through Birnbaum’s life’s work. Volume I contains articles on Jewish philology and a survey over additional Jewish languages and individual studies. Volume II documents the development of the Hebrew palaeography, which was starting to become established in the thirties up to the sixties.