Micha Josef Berdyczewski

Micha Josef Berdyczewski
Born7 August 1865
Medzhibozh, Russian Empire
Died18 November 1921 (1921-11-19) (aged 56)
Berlin, Germany
Pen nameMikhah Yosef Bin-Gorion
OccupationJournalist
NationalityRussian Empire
GenreJournalism, Novels, Short stories
Literary movementModern Hebrew literature

Micha Josef Berdyczewski (Hebrew: מיכה יוסף ברדיצ'בסקי), or Mikhah Yosef Bin-Gorion (7 August 1865 – 18 November 1921) (surname also written Berdichevsky), was a Podolian Jewish writer of Hebrew, a journalist, and a scholar. He appealed for the Jews to change their way of thinking, freeing themselves from dogmas ruling the Jewish religion, tradition and history, but is also known for his work with pre-modern Jewish myths and legends. He wrote in Hebrew, Yiddish and German and has been described as "the first Hebrew writer living in Berlin to be revered in the world of German letters".