Joseph Levi

Joseph Levi ( February 18, 1865 in Freudental in Württemberg - June 1, 1930 in Krefeld ) was a German rabbi. He worked in Alzey and Krefeld.

Life

Joseph Levi attended the Königliche Karlsgymnasium in Heilbronn. From 1884 he studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary in Breslau . At the same time he attended the lectures of the philosophical faculty of the Wroclaw University . January 1888 he received his doctorate at the University of Tübingen . In 1890 and 1891 he completed his military service in Munich. In 1891 he was elected Grand Ducal District Rabbi of Alzey. In 1904 he became chief rabbi in Krefeld. This honorary title came from the time of the Krefeld Consistory . He was the successor to Dr. Jakob Horowitz. At the end of 1927, Joseph Levi resigned from office for health reasons. He passed away two years later.

Joseph Levi was married to Clara Berta Stein. The couple had two children, son Alfred (* 1897) and daughter Ella (* 1899).

Fonts

From the history of the Jewish community in Krefeld , in: Die Heimat, Krefeld 1930.
From the history of the Krefeld community, Chewra Machnah Jehudah , 1914
From the history of the Israelite community in Krefeld
From the history of the Jewish community in Krefeld
From the history of the country Jewry Cleve
The first consistorial rabbi Löb Carlburg 1809–1835
The second consistorial rabbi Dr. Lion Ullmann 1836-1843
The consistorial rabbi Dr. Löb Bodenheimer 1845–1868

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predecessor	Office	successor
Jacob Horowitz	Rabbi of Krefeld	Arthur Bluhm

personal data
SURNAME	Levi, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German rabbi
DATE OF BIRTH	February 18, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH	Freudental
DATE OF DEATH	June 1, 1930
Place of death	Krefeld