In 1779 he interdicted Moses Mendelssohn's German translation of the Pentateuch. Salomon Maimon, in his Lebensgeschichte (pp 280 et seq. ), highly praises Hirsch Janow for his benevolence.
In 1779, he prohibited Moses Mendelssohn's German version of the Pentateuch. In his Lebensgeschichte (pp 280 et seq.), Salomon Maimon commends Hirsch Janow for his benevolence greatly.