Judah al-Harizi
Judah al-Harizi · Arts & Literature
Poet and translator who composed the maqama collection 'Tahkemoni' and rendered Maimonides into Hebrew.
c. 1165, Toledo, Spain — 1225, Aleppo, Syria
Spain · Provence · Middle East (Levant)
Judah al-Harizi is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Poet and translator who composed the maqama collection 'Tahkemoni' and rendered Maimonides into Hebrew.
Judah al-Harizi was a Jewish poet, translator and traveller of medieval Spain. He composed the 'Tahkemoni', the most celebrated Hebrew maqama collection, and translated Maimonides' 'Guide for the Perplexed' and other Arabic works into Hebrew, helping transmit Jewish philosophy to Hebrew readers. He travelled through Provence and the Levant, dying in Aleppo.
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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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Poet and translator who composed the maqama collection 'Tahkemoni' and rendered Maimonides into Hebrew.
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
