Braendel

Alexandre Weill

1860

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[ . . . ] Braendel dragged the poor woman into the smoky room, which stank of sweat, beer, and wine, and cried out in a loud voice, “Aren’t you ashamed, you children of honest Jews, to drink and dance when one of you, the best of you, is missing and nobody knows what has become of him?”

“Well then, here is the prophetess who is going to give us…

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Alexandre Weill

1811–1899

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.

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