Henrique Lemle
Henrique Lemle (* 1909 in Augsburg as Heinrich Lemle ; † 1978 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a German-Brazilian liberal rabbi .
Life
Doctorate to Dr. phil. In 1932, he was a youth rabbi in Frankfurt am Main, among others . After having been interned in Buchenwald concentration camp , he emigrated to Brazil via Great Britain in 1940 (1940).
In 1950 he translated the prayer book for the High Holidays into Portuguese . Since 1951 he has given lectures on the science of Judaism at the University of Rio, where he became a professor. In 1959 he became an honorary citizen of Rio.
Works
- Jewish youth on the move , 1935
- Nesta Hora , 1973
Web links
- Literature by and about Henrique Lemle in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lemle, Henrique |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lemle, Heinrich (birth name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Brazilian liberal rabbi |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | augsburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1978 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro |