David Neumark

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David Neumark

David Neumark (born August 3, 1866 in Szczerzec , † December 15, 1924 in Cincinnati ( Ohio )) was a Jewish religious philosopher and rabbi .

Life

Neumark studied at the University of Lemberg , the University of Berlin and at the Berlin University for the Science of Judaism . In 1896 he earned his doctorate in philosophy with a thesis on the theory of freedom under Kant and Schopenhauer . In 1897 he was ordained a rabbi. From 1904 to 1907 he held his first and only rabbi in Rakovník (Bohemia). In 1907 he was appointed professor of Jewish philosophy at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati at the suggestion of Kaufmann Kohler (1843-1926) .

His marriage to Dora Neumark (née Turnheim) had three children: Salomea, Martha, who also became a rabbi, and Immanuel.

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Neumark's main work is his three-volume history of Jewish philosophy in the Middle Ages . The third volume with a foreword by Reuben Brainin (1862–1939) dealt with the theory of attributes and appeared posthumously. In line with the liberal direction of the Jewish reform movement , Neumark interpreted revelation as a progressive process mediated by people, saw the Bible as the work of man and drew the consequence of denying it an unconditional commitment as " Holy Scripture ". At the same time, in contrast to numerous colleagues, he represented the principles of religious Zionism .

Fonts

  • Studies in Jewish literature: issued in honor of Professor Kaufmann Kohler. By David Philipson, David Neumark, Julian Morgenstern, Kaufmann Kohler. Reprint 1980.
  • History of Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages. Reprint of the Berlin edition in 1907 and 1913. 1988. ISBN 0-40512279-9
  • Essays in Jewish Philosophy . Cincinnati (Ohio) 1929.

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personal data
SURNAME Neumark, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Jewish religious philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH August 3, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Szczerzec
DATE OF DEATH December 15, 1924
Place of death Cincinnati , Ohio