Alexander Ziskind Maimon

Alexander Ziskind Maimon (July 18, 1809 - July 12, 1887) was a Lithuanian Jewish author and scholar of the Talmud and Mishnah.


Tite page of Ziskind's 1894 book

Maimon was born in Seirijai,[1] Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire to a family who claimed agnatic descent from Maimonides. His commentaries on biblical literature, Mishnah, Talmud and Halacha were publicized from his younger years and throughout his life. He was a writer for HaMagid Hebrew newspaper, known by the acronym of his and his father's name - AZBRMM (Alexander Ziskind ben Rabbi Moshe Maimon). His daughter's tombstone refers to him as "Maimon from Seirijai". In 1872 he is mentioned as "Rabbi Ziskind Maimon" in HaMagid in a list of people from Seirijai who donated to the Persian relief effort.

His often printed Yesod Ve’Shoresh Ha׳Avodah a detailed guide to prayer is his most widely known work.[2] In his later years, Maimon lived in Kelmė and began writing his book Kovetz Maamariam ve'Inianim Shonim. The book was published by his family in 1894,[3] following his death, and in it were many reprinted articles and researches he had written. He is referred to in Berl Kagan's book Jewish Cities, Towns & Villages in Lithuania (New York: 1991) as: "An author, scholar, philanthropist, and man of affairs."[4]

Maimon's grandson, Moshe Maimon, was a noted artist. Another descendent, Reuben J. Magill, served as rabbi at Temple Beth-El in Buffalo[5] and Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel in Philadelphia.

References
  1. Berl Kagan, in his book "Jewish Cities, Towns & Villages in Lithuania" (New York: 1991), gives his place of birth as Kielce
  2. "Alexander Ziskind of Grodno | Texts & Source Sheets from Torah, Talmud and Sefaria's library of Jewish sources".
  3. The book was published in 1894, seven years after his death, by his brother, Tzvi-Hirsch, in memory of his other brother, Shaul, who apparently had also died between 1887 and 1894.
  4. As reprinted in Landsman, Vol. 2, Nos 2&3 (Double issue- Fall-Winter, 1991-92)
  5. "Reuben J. Magil Heads Temple Beth-el, Buffalo". 20 March 2015.
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