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How did mendelssohn seek to influence jewish religious thought in his time?

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Stressed freedom and civil rights for all; leader of Jewish Enlightenment movement known as Haskalah; advocated for these freedoms and civil rights because European Jews had few, if any, legal rights; known for his toleration.
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