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Paula Dei Mansi (died after 1288) was a Jewish scribe and Torah scholar.^[1]^[2] She is thought to be the earliest known female Jewish scribe.^[3]^[4] Dei Mansi was the daughter of Abraham Anau of Verona and belonged to a family of scribes that their roots to Rabbi Nathan ben Jehiel of Rome (1035-1110), author of a noted Jewish legal work. Evidence of Dei Mansi’s skill extends beyond that of scribe to that of a Torah scholar. Dei Mansi contributed to her father's biblical commentary, adding her own explanations in the commentary, in addition to translating the work from Hebrew into Italian.^[5] Dei Mansi also transcribed a Hebrew prayer book and added her own explanations as commentary to the prayers. A third work, a collection of laws, is known to have been transcribed by Dei Mansi who wrote the work at the request of a relative.^[6]

References

^ Papers of the Jewish Women's Congress: Held at Chicago, September 4, 5, 6 and 7, 1893. Jewish Publication Society of America. 1894.
^ Lerner, Gerda (1993). The Creation of Feminist Consciousness: From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-seventy. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-509060-4.
^ Emily Taitz, Sondra Henry & Cheryl Tallan, The JPS Guide to Jewish Women: 600 B.C.E.to 1900 C.E., 2003.
^ Libben, Gary; Jarema, Gonia; Kuperman, Victor (2021-10-15). Polylogues on The Mental Lexicon: An exploration of fundamental issues and directions. John Benjamins Publishing Company. ISBN 978-90-272-5961-5.
^ Eskenazi, Dr Tamara Cohn; PhD, Rabbi Andrea L. Weiss (2017-12-04). The Torah: A Women's Commentary. CCAR Press. ISBN 978-0-88123-283-7.
^ "Learned Women in Traditional Jewish Society".

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[1] Papers of the Jewish Women's Congress: Held at Chicago, September 4, 5, 6 and 7, 1893. Jewish Publication Society of America. 1894.

[2] Lerner, Gerda (1993). The Creation of Feminist Consciousness: From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-seventy. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-509060-4.

[3] Emily Taitz, Sondra Henry & Cheryl Tallan, The JPS Guide to Jewish Women: 600 B.C.E.to 1900 C.E., 2003.

[4] Libben, Gary; Jarema, Gonia; Kuperman, Victor (2021-10-15). Polylogues on The Mental Lexicon: An exploration of fundamental issues and directions. John Benjamins Publishing Company. ISBN 978-90-272-5961-5.

[5] Eskenazi, Dr Tamara Cohn; PhD, Rabbi Andrea L. Weiss (2017-12-04). The Torah: A Women's Commentary. CCAR Press. ISBN 978-0-88123-283-7.

[6] "Learned Women in Traditional Jewish Society".

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+'''Paula Dei Mansi''' (died after 1288) was a Jewish [[scribe]] and [[Woman Torah scholar|Torah scholar]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NndkDTEnyqwC&dq=Paula+Dei+Mansi&pg=PT10 |title=Papers of the Jewish Women's Congress: Held at Chicago, September 4, 5, 6 and 7, 1893 |date=1894 |publisher=Jewish Publication Society of America |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Lerner |first=Gerda |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7eYM2NWzQugC&dq=Paula+Dei+Mansi&pg=PA3 |title=The Creation of Feminist Consciousness: From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-seventy |date=1993 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-509060-4 |language=en}}</ref> She is thought to be the earliest known female Jewish scribe.<ref>Emily Taitz, Sondra Henry & Cheryl Tallan, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ykWQGAJ4_HkC&dq=Paula+dei+Mansi&pg=PA111  The JPS Guide to Jewish Women: 600 B.C.E.to 1900 C.E.]'', 2003.</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Libben |first1=Gary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZU9DEAAAQBAJ&dq=info:9fsBQt2yKNcJ:scholar.google.com/&pg=PA1 |title=Polylogues on The Mental Lexicon: An exploration of fundamental issues and directions |last2=Jarema |first2=Gonia |last3=Kuperman |first3=Victor |date=2021-10-15 |publisher=John Benjamins Publishing Company |isbn=978-90-272-5961-5 |language=en}}</ref> Dei Mansi was the daughter of [[Abraham Anau]] of [[Verona]] and belonged to a family of scribes that their roots to Rabbi [[Nathan ben Jehiel]] of Rome (1035-1110), author of a noted [[Halacha|Jewish legal]] work. Evidence of Dei Mansi’s skill extends beyond that of scribe to that of a [[woman Torah scholar|Torah scholar]]. Dei Mansi contributed to her father's [[Jewish commentaries on the Bible|biblical commentary]], adding her own explanations in the commentary, in addition to translating the work from Hebrew into Italian.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Eskenazi |first1=Dr Tamara Cohn |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5URBDwAAQBAJ&dq=Paula+Dei+Mansi&pg=PT42 |title=The Torah: A Women's Commentary |last2=PhD |first2=Rabbi Andrea L. Weiss |date=2017-12-04 |publisher=CCAR Press |isbn=978-0-88123-283-7 |language=en}}</ref> Dei Mansi also transcribed a [[siddur|Hebrew prayer book]] and added her own explanations as commentary to the prayers. A third work, a collection of laws, is known to have been transcribed by Dei Mansi who wrote the work at the request of a relative.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/learned-women-in-traditional-jewish-society|title = Learned Women in Traditional Jewish Society}}</ref>
-'''Paula Dei Mansi''' (died after 1288) was a Jewish [[scribe]]. She was the perhaps earliest female scribe, whose name is known.
-She was the daughter of Abraham Anau of [[Verona]] and belonged to a family of scribes. Her earliest known work was the translation of a manuscript of bible comments from Hebrew to Italian, with her own explanations.
 == References ==
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-* Emily Taitz, Sondra Henry & Cheryl Tallan, ''[https://books.google.se/books?id=ykWQGAJ4_HkC&pg=PA111&lpg=PA111&dq=Paula+dei+Mansi&source=bl&ots=O5xUuEsew_&sig=6bU9bz2TPKsNI3mNEISPAhgkeyI&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjTssLn4r_ZAhWGFCwKHbiCCK0Q6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q&f=false  The JPS Guide to Jewish Women: 600 B.C.E.to 1900 C.E.]'', 2003
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