Isaac Baer Levinsohn

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Isaac Baer Levinsohn (October 13, 1788–February 12, 1860) (Hebrew: יצחק בר לוינזון) was a notable Russian-Hebrew scholar, satirist, writer and Haskalah leader.He was born at Kremenetz.

He was called "the Russian Mendelssohn". In his Bet Yehudah (1837), he formulated a philosophy and described Jewish contributions to civilization in an effort to promote Judeo-Christian understanding.

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