Joseph Samuel C. F. Frey
Joseph Samuel Christian Frederick Frey (born Joseph Levi; September 21, 1771–1850) was a German activist who sought to convert Jews to Christianity. He was active in London and in the United States.
He was born in Maynstockheim, Franconia, the third of ten children.[1] He was raised in an orthodox Jewish home.[1] He converted to Lutheranism on May 8, 1798.[1] He subsequently became an activist, seeking to convert other Jews to Christianity. He was active in London before migrating to New York.[1] His writings portrayed Jews very negatively.[1]
In 1809 he founded the London Society for promoting Christianity amongst the Jews after disagreements with the London Missionary Society.[2]
Works
[edit | edit source]- Joseph and Benjamin: letters on the controversy between Jews and Christians : comprising the most important doctrines of the Christian religion. 1837[3]
- A Hebrew, Latin and English Dictionary; containing all the Hebrew and Chaldee Words used in the Old Testament, published in 1815 by Gale and Fenner, Paternoster-Row[4]
- Narrative of the Rev. Joseph Samuel C. F. Frey, 1834, digital at archive.org
References
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- ^ A Hebrew, Latin and English Dictionary at Google Books
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