About the Author

ALEXANDER ALTMANN, the acknowledged dean of Mendelssohn scholars, died in 1987. He taught at Brandeis University and wrote numerous books, including the highly acclaimed Moses Mendelssohn: A Biographical Study (1973) and Essays in Jewish Intellectual History (1981).

Reviews

"Arkush's excellent translation along with both the introduction and commentary of Alexander Altmann [is] a double blessing for anyone interested in the origins of modern Jewish thought in western Europe."-- "Modern Judaism"