Moses Mendelssohn pioneered the Berlin Hasklah; among his works is a German translation of the Pentateuch.
Johann Christoph Frisch (1738–1815), portrait of Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786), oil on canvas, 1786, Mendelson Archive of the Music Department, State Library Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Photographer: Ruth Schacht; source: © Bildagentur für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte (bpk) / SBB / Ruth Schacht; Photo number 00004762.