Micha Josef Berdyczewski | |
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| Born | August 7, 1865 Medzhibozh, Russian Empire |
| Died | November 18, 1921 Berlin, Germany |
| Pen name | Mikhah Yosef Bin-Gorion |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Nationality | Russian Empire |
| Genre | Journalism, Novels, Short stories |
| Literary movement | Modern Hebrew literature |
Micha Josef Berdyczewski (Hebrew: מיכה יוסף ברדיצ'בסקי), or Mikhah Yosef Bin-Gorion (August 7, 1865 – November 18, 1921) (surname also written Berdichevsky), was a Podolian Jewish writer of Hebrew, a journalist, and a scholar. He appealed for the Jews to change their way of thinking, freeing themselves from dogmas ruling the Jewish religion, tradition and history, but is also known for his work with pre-modern Jewish myths and legends. He wrote in Hebrew, Yiddish and German and has been described as "the first Hebrew writer living in Berlin to be revered in the world of German letters".[1]