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Calamani, Joshua Abraham ben Simḥah

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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Italian Talmudist; born at Venice in 1704. The surname "Calamani" is, according to Steinschneider, derived from the German "Kalman" or "Kalonymus," borne by an ancestor of Joshua. Calamani was a precocious child, the only work extant by him having been written when he was thirteen years of age. It is entitled "Mille de-Bediḥuta" (Words of Delectation), and contains parodies on the language and style of the Talmud, with Rashi and Tosafot. It was written for the festival of Ḥanukkah (Venice, 1717).

Bibliography:
  • Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. col. 1555;
  • Mortara, Indice, p. 9.
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Bibliography Information
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Calamani, Joshua Abraham ben Simḥah'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​c/calamani-joshua-abraham-ben-simayah.html. 1901.
 
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