Isaac Leeser
Isaac Leeser (* December 12, 1806 in Neuenkirchen / Rheine , Westphalia , as Isaak Leeser ; † February 1, 1868 in Philadelphia ) was an American rabbi of German origin who significantly shaped the development of conservative Judaism in America, as well as a prolific writer, especially religious Literature, as well as an enemy of Reform Judaism, which he considered to be a temporary phenomenon.
He attended primary school in Dülmen and later a grammar school in Münster . In 1824 he emigrated to America, first to Richmond , Virginia . From 1828 he was a preacher and from 1857 a rabbi in Philadelphia. He founded the first American Jewish journal, The Occident and American Jewish Advocate , in 1843 at a time when there were no more than 15,000 Jews in America. It appeared monthly in Philadelphia, later weekly (until 1868). Your last editor was Mayer Sulzberger from the well-known publishing family (New York Times).
Isaac Leeser was also the author of the most popular English translation of the Bible at the time, which became the basis for the translation of the Jewish Publication Society . This translation was also the first Jewish translation of the Bible into English.
Isaac Leeser died unmarried and was also buried in Philadelphia.
literature
- Jewish Encyclopedia , 1901 ff., VII., 662
- Jewish Lexicon , Berlin 1927, Vol. III., Column 1008
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leeser, Isaac |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leeser, Isaac |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rabbi of conservative judaism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1806 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuenkirchen |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 1868 |
| Place of death | Philadelphia |