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Baermann of Limburg
was a German writer who lived in
Frankfurt-am-Main
at the end of the seventeenth century and at the beginning of the eighteenth. He published (Frankfurt-am-Main, 1712) a Judæo-German play, with the Hebrew title
Mekirat Yosef
(The Sale of Joseph), destined for the Feast of
Purim
, which excited great interest. It was performed in Frankfurt on the Feast of Purim, 1713, with much success, many Christians being present. The actors were Jewish students from
Prague
and
Hamburg
. The same comedy was acted in
Metz
, and became a favorite Purim play among the Polish Jews generally.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain
:
Singer, Isidore
; et al., eds. (1901?1906).
"Baermann Of Limburg"
.
The Jewish Encyclopedia
. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.