Abraham Reif

Abraham Reif (Hebrew: אברהם רייף; 1802–1859) was a Galician Jewish poet.

Born in Mościska in 1802,[2] he came early under the influence of the school of the Me'assefim, but subsequently broke away from the movement.

[3] Reif open a school for the study of the Torah and the Hebrew language in his native city, which produced a number of prominent Hebraists.

[1] His chief dramas, Ha-Nidka'im, Shulamit, and Yehudit, vividly portray the life of the Galician Jews.

As he was too poor to publish his works, he gave manuscript copies of them to his pupils.