Aaron ben Mordecai of Rödelheim

Aaron ben Mordecai HaLevi of Rödelheim was a German-Jewish translator, who flourished early in the eighteenth century.

Born in around 1695 in Rödelheim, Germany. In his early years, Rabbi Aaron studied in Frankfort, where he translated the two Targums on Esther into Yiddish. With the first edition, bearing the title Mezah Aharon, being published in 1718.

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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Ginzberg, Louis (1901). "Aaron ben Mordecai of Rödelheim". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 18.

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