The Haskalah Avenues are named after the Haskalah movement (Jewish Enlightenment)
whose details can be found on the next sign
Click for sign's details. The small streets located between Sderot HaHaskala and Bitzeron Street are named after the main figures in the movement.
The signs indicating the individuals are on the walls of the entrance to a public shelter located in the public garden that stretches along Sderot HaHaskala, as can be seen in the following photo taken on the same day
Click for a larger image Günzburg is described as "The Typical Scholar" on a sign explaining the Enlightenment movement
Click for sign's details.
Translation of the text on the sign:
Mordecai Aaron Günzburg [Photo of Mordecai Aaron Günzburg]
1795-1846
Hebrew writer, translator and educator.
One of the prominent figures in Jewish education in Lithuania in the first half of the nineteenth century. He worked to broaden the horizons of the Jewish public and, among other things, translated many books into Hebrew and Yiddish, mainly from German, and edited history books, including "The Exile of the New Land" (1823) about the discovery of America, "The History of Mankind" (1835) and more. He also authored books on Russian history and the Napoleonic Wars. After his death, his autobiographical essay "Aviazer" (1863) was published.