Creator Bio
Judah Papo
d. 1873
Judah Papo was the son of Eliezer Papo, author of the 1826 Hebrew-language ethical (musar) tract Pele yo‘ets, which Judah translated into Ladino in 1870, amending the work to reflect changes in Ottoman Jewish society. Judah Papo’s encouragement of technological changes as a method of spreading Jewish knowledge is reflected in his words on the flourishing Ladino press.
Content by Judah Papo
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Is the Printing Press Harmful? A Rabbi from Sarajevo Responds
How great is the benefit of the printing houses, for thanks to the power of the printing press, the Torah is enhanced everywhere in the world. The rabbis are certainly making the effort to produce…
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1750–1880
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