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Martin Buber
Martin Buber.
Martin Buber was raised by his grandparents in Lemberg (now Lviv, Ukraine) after his mother left his father when he was three years old. His grandparents were:1
- Solomon Buber (1827–1906): A wealthy philanthropist and Hebrew gentleman-scholar who dedicated his life to the critical edition of Midrashim, a form of nonlegal rabbinic lore.1
- Adele Buber: Solomon’s wife, who was deeply influenced by the 19th-century Enlightenment movement among eastern European Jewry that aimed to modernize Jewish culture.1