Obadiah, Menasseh and Benjamin of Rome
Obadiah, Menasseh and Benjamin of Rome · Printing Pioneers
Partners who ran the earliest Hebrew printing press (Rome, c. 1469-1472), issuing the first printed Hebrew works including Rashi's commentary.
1469
Rome, Italy
Obadiah, Menasseh and Benjamin of Rome is recognized among Jewish contributors to Printing Pioneers — Partners who ran the earliest Hebrew printing press (Rome, c. 1469-1472), issuing the first printed Hebrew works including Rashi's commentary.
Obadiah, Menasseh and Benjamin of Rome were three Jewish printers, likely of German origin, who operated the earliest known Hebrew printing press in Rome around 1469-1472. They issued the first printed Hebrew works, including the first edition of Rashi's commentary on the Torah and Nachmanides' commentary on the Pentateuch. Their press marks the beginning of Hebrew book printing, decisive for the spread of Jewish learning.
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Source: Encyclopaedia Judaica — 'Printing, Hebrew'
Partners who ran the earliest Hebrew printing press (Rome, c. 1469-1472), issuing the first printed Hebrew works including Rashi's commentary.
Source: Encyclopaedia Judaica — 'Printing, Hebrew'
