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Abraham Mapu

Lithuanian Jewish novelist in Hebrew of the Haskalah

b. 1850 CE – d. 1928 CE World The Great Crossroads

Abraham Mapu (1808, Vilijampolė, Kaunas – 1867, Königsberg, Prussia) is a Lithuanian Jewish novelist in Hebrew of the Haskalah ("enlightenment") movement.

His novels later serve as a basis for the Zionist movement.

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Moran, J. (2017). Abraham Mapu. History Atlas. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/abraham-mapu/

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