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References
- ↑ Heller, Marvin J. (1998). "Moses Ben Abraham Avinu and His Printing-Presses". European Judaism: A Journal for the New Europe. 31 (2): 123–132. ISSN 0014-3006. JSTOR 43740612.
- ↑ Heller, Marvin J. (1999-01-01), "Anhalt (Jessnitz)—Israel Ben Abraham", Printing the Talmud, Brill, pp. 75–83, ISBN 978-90-04-67923-8 , retrieved 2024-09-08
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