Paperna was intimately connected with the Russian Haskalah movement in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, and contributed various books and articles to Russian as well as to Hebrew literature. His first Hebrew poem, Emet ve-Emunah, appeared in Ha-Karmel in 1863; Paperna was a steady contributor to that periodical as well as to Ha-Melitz.
Paperna had a strong connection with the Russian Haskalah movement during the final quarter of the nineteenth century. He published various books and articles in both Russian and Hebrew literature, including his first Hebrew poem, Emet ve-Emunah, which appeared in Ha-Karmel in 1863. Paperna was a frequent contributor to Ha-Karmel and Ha-Melitz.