Moses Mielziner was an American

United States

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 Reform

Reform Judaism

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 rabbi

Rabbi

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 and author.
Mielziner received his first instruction in Talmudic literature from his father, Benjamin, who was the rabbi of his native town. At the same time, he received his secular education from L. I. Braunhart. In 1843, Mielziner was sent to Exin

Exin

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, where he attended the yeshiva

Yeshiva

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of the aged rabbi Wolf Klausner, and in 1845 he went to Berlin

Berlin

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 in pursuit of further secular education, attending at the same time the Talmudic course of Rabbi J.