What was the Premature Burial Controversy of 1772?

A brief discussion of the surprising Premature Burial Controversy that rocked German Jewry in 1772. The debate between Moses Mendelssohn and Yaakov Emden suggested some of the issues that Jews would confront as they engaged with modern European society.

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