Lazar Horowitz
Lazar Horowitz ( Eleasar Ben David Josua Hoeschel ; * 1803 in Floß, Upper Palatinate , † June 11, 1868 in Vöslau ) was Chief Rabbi of Vienna from 1828 to 1868 .
Life
Horowitz was a student of Moses Sofer . In 1828 he was invited by Isaak Löw Hofmann to officiate as rabbi of the Jewish community in Vienna . Since at that time the community did not enjoy official recognition, he first had to accept the title of ritual overseer instead of the rabbi . He followed strict principles on questions about kashrut and other areas of halacha , but tried to balance rival groups within the Jewish community. Together with preacher Isaak Mannheimer , he took part in the campaign to repeal the Jewish oath ("more judaico") and in the revolution of 1848 . At this point in time, he called on the Jews in Austria to improve their political and social situation, and also suggested that more Jews participate in agriculture.
Horowitz was a favorite of Archduchess Maria Dorothea , who cultivated an interest in Hebrew literature and believed in the return of Jews to the Holy Land . At his request, in 1851 she reversed the ordered expulsion of hundreds of Jewish families from Vienna. At the trial of Leopold Kompert , editor of the modern age , at which an article by Heinrich Graetz on messianism was up for discussion, Horowitz was called in as an expert. Horowitz gave lectures in the Jewish Lehrhaus under the direction of Adolf Jellinek and wrote articles for Hebrew magazines.
He was buried in the Jewish cemetery in Währing . In 1941 his bones were transferred to the Vienna Central Cemetery .
literature
- Encyclopedia Judaica , Vol. 8, pp. 995-996
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Horowitz, Lazar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Rabbi in Vienna |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Raft (Upper Palatinate) |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 1868 |
| Place of death | Vöslau |