David Leimdörfer
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Dr. David Leimdörfer was a rabbi
born in Hliník nad Hronom
(also , ), Kingdom of Hungary
, 17 September 1851.
He was educated at his native place and at Zsolna
(today Žilina), Waitzen
(Vác), Budapest
, Pressburg
(today Bratislava), and Vienna
. He became a military chaplain
in the Austro-Hungarian army
; from 1875 to 1883 he was rabbi at Nordhausen
(Thuringia), Prussia
, and in 1883 he became rabbi at Hamburg Temple
, where he was also principal of the school for religion and of the Jewish high school for girls. He died in 1922.
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
born in Hliník nad Hronom
Hliník nad Hronom
Hliník nad Hronom is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia....
(also , ), Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
, 17 September 1851.
He was educated at his native place and at Zsolna
Žilina
Žilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of approximately 85,000, an important industrial center, the largest city on the Váh river, and the seat of a...
(today Žilina), Waitzen
Vác
Vác is a town in Pest county in Hungary with approximately 35,000 inhabitants. The archaic spellings of the name are Vacz and Vacs.-Location:...
(Vác), Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Pressburg
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
(today Bratislava), and Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. He became a military chaplain
Military chaplain
A military chaplain is a chaplain who ministers to soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and other members of the military. In many countries, chaplains also minister to the family members of military personnel, to civilian noncombatants working for military organizations and to civilians within the...
in the Austro-Hungarian army
Austro-Hungarian Army
The Austro-Hungarian Army was the ground force of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy from 1867 to 1918. It was composed of three parts: the joint army , the Austrian Landwehr , and the Hungarian Honvédség .In the wake of fighting between the...
; from 1875 to 1883 he was rabbi at Nordhausen
Nordhausen
Nordhausen is a town at the southern edge of the Harz Mountains, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Nordhausen...
(Thuringia), Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
, and in 1883 he became rabbi at Hamburg Temple
Hamburg Temple
The Hamburg Temple was the synagogue of the Jewish reform movement in Hamburg from 1818 to 1938. It was the first reform synagogue in Germany....
, where he was also principal of the school for religion and of the Jewish high school for girls. He died in 1922.
Literary works
Leimdörfer's works include:- Kurzgefasste Religionslehre der Israeliten, Nordhausen, 1876
- Die Kürzeste Darstellung der Nachbiblischen Gesch. für die Israelitische Schuljugend, ib. 1880 (4th ed. 1896)
- Die Chanuka Wunder, Magdeburg, 1888; and Die Lebende Megilla, Hamburg, 1888; both festival plays
- Der Hamburger Tempel, ib. 1889
- Das Heilige Schriftwerk Koheleth im Lichte der Gesch, ib. 1892
- Die Messias Apokalypse, Vienna, 1895
- Das Psalter Ego in den Ichpsalmen, Hamburg, 1898
- Zur Kritik des Buches Esther, Frankfurt, 1899
- Die Lösung des Koheleträtsels Durch Ibn Baruch, Berlin, 1900
- Der Altbiblische Priestersegen, Frankfurt, 1900
External links
- http://www1.uni-hamburg.de/rz3a035//rothenbaumchaussee1.html