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How Hebrew Printing Defied Book Burnings
When Gutenberg printed his Bible in 1455, Hebrew printing lagged just 20 years behind — but its story is radically different. The first dated Hebrew book appeared in 1475 in Reggio di Calabria: a Torah commentary by Rashi, printed by Abraham ben Garton. From Christian printers like Daniel Bomberg in Venice — who set the Talmud’s layout still used today — to Jewish printers fleeing the Spanish expulsion and setting up presses in Constantinople, Hebrew printing became a lifeline for a textual tradition under constant threat. This episode explores the technical challenge of right-to-left type…
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