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*Translation of the book: Cassel David, Leitfaden für den Unterricht in der jüdischen Geschichte und Literatur :nebst einer kurzen Darstellung der biblischen Geschichte und einer Uebersicht der Geographie Palästina's, Berlin 1868.
Including the following section: 533 - 604 - "The Sixth Division" Sechster Abschnitt: "The Modern Age, From the Time of the Ramban, the Exemplary Man, until the Present Day" - including the following chapters
565-569 - 'Chapter 143: New Orders in the Ways of Rulers in the Enlightened States of Europe': mainly the third sub-chapter about the Austrian Empire (567-568), and especially the reference to Yosef Perl's educational enterprise (568).
569-574 - 'Chapter 144: Changes in Internal Jewish Issues effected by the Jews': including references to the spreading of Hassidism, in Galicia among other places (573-574), and reference to the anti-Hassidic literature of Isaac Erter (574).
578-582 - 'Chapter 146: Sages and Famous People in Israel: Rabbi Solomon Judah HaCohen Rappaport (Shir), Rabbi Yom Tov Lipman, Dr. Zunz': especially the second sub-chapter, mainly about Shir (579-580), as well as reference to Nachman Krochmal (ReNaK) (580).
582-588 - 'Chapter 147: The New Hebrew Literature': including references to Shir (582), Joshua (Osias) Heschel Schorr (585) and Karl Emil Franzos (588).
589-591 - 'Chapter 148: Jewish Periodicals': including references to 'Bikkurei Ha-Ittim', 'Kerem Hemed', edited by Samuel Leib Goldberg and 'Ha-Boker Or' (589).