Hirsch Hildesheimer
Hirsch Hildesheimer (* 1855 in Eisenstadt ; † December 6, 1910 in Berlin ) was a Jewish scholar, lecturer, writer and activist against the prohibition of the Schechita who was active in the second half of the 19th century .
Life
From 1880, Hirsch Hildesheimer was a lecturer in Jewish history and geography at the Rabbinical Seminary in Berlin for Orthodox Judaism , which was founded by his father Esriel Hildesheimer in 1873.
From 1883 he ran the Berlin weekly newspaper Die Jewish Presse , initially together with his father . Organ for the general interests of Judaism (orthodox). He was a co-founder of the Association for Jewish History and Literature , the Jewish Reading Hall and (from 1901) the Aid Association of German Jews ; He was also a leader in Esra , an association for the support of agricultural Jews in Palestine and Syria , which had its headquarters in Berlin and was founded in 1883 as the western branch of the Chowewe Zion movement .
Soon I got in touch with Herzl , who - ultimately in vain - tried very hard to get his support. However, Hildesheimer - in close contact with Willy Bambus - had already withdrawn from Herzl's political Zionism before the first Zionist Congress .
literature
- Joseph Carlebach : Dr. Hirsch Hildesheimer sA / A necrology. 1910.
- Memorial book for Dr. Hirsch Hildesheimer. Berlin 1911. Israelite against Misrachi
- Esriel Hildesheimer, Mordechai Eliav: The Berlin Rabbinical Seminar 1873-1938. Its founding history - its students . Hentrich & Hentrich, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-938485-46-0 , pp. 138-139.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Death register StA Berlin IX, No. 1852/1910
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hildesheimer, deer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lecturer in Jewish history and geography at the Berlin Rabbinical Seminar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eisenstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 6, 1910 |
| Place of death | Berlin |