Emanuel Schreiber
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Emanuel Schreiber was an American rabbi originally from Leipnik, Moravia
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Schreiber received his education at the Talmudical college of his native town, the rabbinical seminary at Eisenstadt
, Hungary, and the Hochschule in Berlin
(Ph.D., Heidelberg, 1873). In 1874 he was appointed teacher at the Samson School at Wolfenbüttel
, and subsequently became rabbi of Elbing
(1875) and Bonn on the Rhine (1878). Later, Schreiber came to the United States, having in 1881 accepted a call to the rabbinate of Mobile, Ala., where he remained until 1883, when he was elected rabbi of Denver, Colo. He then held successively the rabbinates of Los Angeles, California
(1885–89); Little Rock, Arkansas
(1889–91); Spokane, Washington
(1891–92); Toledo, Ohio
(1892–97); and Youngstown, Ohio
(1897–1899). From 1899 he was rabbi of Congregation Emanu-El, Chicago
.
Schreiber was editor of the "Jüdische Gemeinde- und Familien-Zeitung" (later "Die Reform") from 1876 to 1881, and of the "Chicago Occident" from 1893 to 1896; and he wrote many essays for the Jewish press. Of his works may be mentioned:
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
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Schreiber received his education at the Talmudical college of his native town, the rabbinical seminary at Eisenstadt
Eisenstadt
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, Hungary, and the Hochschule in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
(Ph.D., Heidelberg, 1873). In 1874 he was appointed teacher at the Samson School at Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, located on the Oker river about 13 kilometres south of Brunswick. It is the seat of the District of Wolfenbüttel and of the bishop of the Protestant Lutheran State Church of Brunswick...
, and subsequently became rabbi of Elbing
Elbing
Elbing is the German name of Elbląg, a city in northern Poland which until 1945 was a German city in the province of East Prussia.Elbing may also refer to:- Ships :* SMS Elbing, light cruiser of the Imperial Germany Navy...
(1875) and Bonn on the Rhine (1878). Later, Schreiber came to the United States, having in 1881 accepted a call to the rabbinate of Mobile, Ala., where he remained until 1883, when he was elected rabbi of Denver, Colo. He then held successively the rabbinates of Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
(1885–89); Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
(1889–91); Spokane, Washington
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
(1891–92); Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
(1892–97); and Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
(1897–1899). From 1899 he was rabbi of Congregation Emanu-El, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
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Schreiber was editor of the "Jüdische Gemeinde- und Familien-Zeitung" (later "Die Reform") from 1876 to 1881, and of the "Chicago Occident" from 1893 to 1896; and he wrote many essays for the Jewish press. Of his works may be mentioned:
- "Die Principien des Judenthums Verglichen mit Denen des Christentums," Leipzig, 1877
- "Abraham GeigerAbraham GeigerAbraham Geiger was a German rabbi and scholar who led the founding of Reform Judaism...
," ib. 1879 - "Erzählungen der Heiligen Schrift," 4th ed., Leipzig, 1880
- "Die Selbstkritik der Juden," Berlin, 1880, and Leipzig, 1890
- "Graetz's Geschichtsbauerei," ib. 1881
- "Der Talmud vom Standpunkt des Modernen Judenthums," ib. 1881
- "The Talmud," Denver, 1884
- "Reform Judaism and Its Pioneers," Spokane, 1892
- "Moses Bloch, a Biography," Chicago, 1894
- "The Bible in the Light of Science," Pittsburg, 1897.