in 1901: The following works of his in this field may be mentioned: Zur Gesch. der Kunst in den Synagogen (Vienna, 1897) Zur Gesch. der Jüdischen Handschriften-Illustration (contribution. to the édition de luxe of the Sarajevo Haggadah by D. H. Müller and I. v. Schlossar, Vienna, 1898) Sens et Origines des Symboles Tumulaires de l'Ancien Testament dans l'Art Chrétien Primitif (R. E. J. xiv. 33, 217). Kaufmann also polemicized much on behalf of Judaism. Noteworthy among his writings along this line are: Ein Wort im Vertrauen an Herrn Hofprediger Stöcker yon Einem, Dessen Name Nichts zur Sache Thut (Berlin, 1880) Paul de Lagarde's Jüdische Gelehrsamkeit (Leipzig, 1887), a defense of his friend and master Zunz Wie Heben Wir den Religiösen Sinn Unserer Mädchen und Frauen (Treves, 1893) introduction to S. Heller's Die Echten Hebräischen Melodien (ib. 1893) He was also an active member of the Meḳiẓe Nirdamim, a society for the publication of old Hebrew manuscripts. Kaufmann was the possessor of a large library, which contained many valuable manuscripts (including the Kaufmann Manuscript of the Mishnah), incunabula, and first editions, and of which the Marco Mortara library, acquired by Kaufmann, formed the nucleus. Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography An entire Kaufmann literature has arisen, of which the following works may be mentioned: F. Rosenthal, biography in the Kaufmann Gedenkbuch; Samuel Krauss, David Kaufmann, Berlin, 1902; H. Bloch, in Abendblatt of the Pester Lloyd, July 10, 1899; D. H. Müller, in Jahrb. des Vereines für Jüd. Gesch. und Literatur, Berlin, 1900; L. Blau, in Jahresbericht der Landesrabbinerschule, 1900. References External links Jewish Encyclopedia article for David Kaufmann, by Isidore Singer and Max Weisz. A thorough survey about David Kaufmann and his collection. Digitized works by David Kaufmann at the Leo Baeck Institute, New York 1852 births 1899 deaths People from Kojetín Jewish Czech writers 19th-century Austrian writers 19th-century Czech writers Austrian academics Jewish Austrian writers Moravian Jews