From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, an accessible and fascinating biography of Moses Mendelssohn, the seminal Jewish philosopher "A fascinating portrait

Moses Mendelssohn, the author of numerous works on natural theology and ethics, was also the first modern philosopher of Judaism. This book places Mendelssohn's

An English translation of key works, many never before translated, by Moses Mendelssohn, the founder of modern Jewish philosophy

Mendelssohn's Philosophical Writings, helped propel its author to the forefront of the Berlin Enlightenment.

Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786) was the central figure in the emancipation of European Jewry. His intellect, judgment, and tact won the admiration and friendshi