Jacob Zallel Lauterbach

Jacob Zallel Lauterbach
Born1873 (1873)
Died1942 (aged 68–69)
OccupationsJudaica scholar; author; professor
Known forCritical edition and translation of the Mekilta de-Rabbi Ishmael

Jacob Zallel Lauterbach (1873–1942) was an American Judaica scholar and author who served on the faculty of Hebrew Union College and composed responsa for the Reform movement in America. He specialized in Midrashic and Talmudical literature, and is best known for his landmark critical edition and English translation of the Mekilta de-Rabbi Ishmael.

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