Joachim Neumann (educator)

Up to his thirteenth year he received his education in the house of his father, which he then left for Posen, where he was enabled to satisfy his thirst for knowledge.

[1] Towards the end of the 18th century he obtained an appointment as teacher in a celebrated Jewish school at Dessau, where he remained until the year 1807.

During his residence there he took part with three other learned Jews in publishing a German translation of the Twelve Minor Prophets, which was accompanied by a Hebrew commentary.

[2] During his connection with this school Neumann had been on terms of the most intimate friendship with Professors Steffens and Scheibel, who were the means of converting him to Christianity.

[3] Neumann wrote, besides his Commentary on Amos, Nahum, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi, which was published at Dessau in 1805, under the title, ת"א ובאור קצת תרי עסר עם, a Hebrew Chrestomathy in 2 volumes (Breslau, 1821).