Alexandre Weill

Born in Alsace, Alexandre Weill is said to have been destined for a rabbinical career. Instead, he abandoned his studies in Frankfurt and moved to Paris, where he was quickly received in the literary and journalistic scenes, thanks to a letter of introduction from Jewishborn German author Heinrich Heine. A natural polemicist, Weill wrote countless articles and pamphlets on the topics of his day, which were published in French and German newspapers as well as Jewish journals. In addition to these commentaries, he also wrote widely on religious and historical subjects.