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Jacob Marcus Mittelmann, Autograph in his Dissertation “Der altisraelitische Levirat. Eine rechtshistorische Studie”, Leipzig 1934, in German - Jacob Marcus Mittelmann, Autograph in his Dissertation “Der altisraelitische Levirat. Eine rechtshistorische Studie”, Leipzig 1934, in German Autograph / Dedication on fron ttitle page in German Leipzig, XI + 50 p. Soft cover, 23 x 15.5 cm. Condition: some foxing to first pages, damping near right edge to all pages; yellow paper. Jacob Marcus Mittelmann (German: Jacob Marcus Mittelmann; 1910 – January 5, 1975[1]) was an Israeli translator. A lawyer by profession. Jacob Marcus ben Abraham Mittelmann was born in 1910. He studied law, and in 1934 received a doctorate from the University of Leipzig in Germany. His dissertation (Der altisraelitische Levirat. Eine rechtshistorische Studie), was a monograph on the phenomenon of levirate marriage in ancient Israel as reflected in the story of Tamar and the Scroll of Ruth.[2] He immigrated to Israel during the Fifth Aliyah, and in 1939 he was admitted to the bar.[3] In the 1940s and 1950s he translated several books into Hebrew. At first he translated classic children's stories as part of the ”Gem Library” published by Fischer; He later translated albums of works by classical artists in the ”Know the Art” library of Sinai Publishing; the essay ”What is Jewish History” by the Jewish historian Shimon Dubnov and ”International Law” by the British jurist James Leslie Brierley; and finally, in 1955, he translated four children's adventure books by the German author Peter Matthaus for Sinai Publishing. In the 1960s, he turned to translating from Hebrew literature into German. In 1961, his translations of poems by Jacob Cohen and Elazar Newetz appeared in the Swiss newspaper ”Die Tat” (Gr.), whose literary editor is the critic Max Reichner (Eng.).[4] In 1964, the anthology ”Hebräische Erzähler der Gegenwart” (Hebräische Erzähler der Gegenwart) was published by Manesse Publishing in Zurich, which included stories by the best Israeli writers, and at the end, a sketch of the history of modern Hebrew literature. In 1965, his translation of Eliezer Shmoeli's famous book ”People of Genesis” was published in Switzerland. He later translated three Israeli operas into German: ”Alexandra” by Menachem Avidom (translated by Aharon Ashman) and the operas ”Ashmadai” and ”The Experience” by Yosef Tal (translated by Israel Eliraz). In 1975, his last translation, ”Smoke Covered the Golan” by Uriel Ofek, appeared in Switzerland. Mittelman died in January 1975. He was buried in the Southern Cemetery.