Levy, Louis (Asher Ben Moses)

From Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)

Levy, Louis (Asher Ben Moses):

Poet and cantor of the Berlin synagogue; died Jan. 25, 1853. He wrote "Teḳufat ha-Shanah" (Berlin, 1842), poems on the four seasons, in imitation of Thomson's "Seasons." The preface includes "Na'al Yad," a translation of Schiller's "Handschuh." He wrote also some songs for festivals.

Bibliography:
  • Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. col. 1619;
  • Fürst, Bibl. Jud. ii. 242.
S. M. Sc.

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