Moritz Henle
Moritz Henle first name originally Moses (born August 7, 1850 in Laupheim ; died August 24, 1925 in Hamburg ) was a German chasan , composer and choir director.
Life
Henle worked as a cantor in Laupheim from 1868 and five years later in the newly built synagogue in Ulm . In 1876 he passed the second state teaching qualification and in 1877 the precentor examination.
In 1879 Rabbi Max Sänger appointed Henle to the Hamburg Temple . In Hamburg he got to know his future wife Caroline Franziska Herschel (born 1860) in the new mixed choir he founded. He created a number of compositions for choral music and, 30 years after the introduction of Sephardic pronunciation, reintroduced Ashkenazi in worship. In 1883 he published a hymn book.
In addition to the Chasan office, Henle also worked as a music writer, trained singers and cantors. In 1905 he was a co-founder of the professional association of Jewish cantors in Germany, which was later called the General German Cantor Association and was its first chairman from 1906 to 1919.
Moritz Henle died in Hamburg in 1925, Caroline Henle was murdered in 1943 in Theresienstadt concentration camp .
literature
- Rolf Emmerich: Henle, Moritz. In: Institute for the history of the German Jews (Hrsg.): Das Jüdische Hamburg - a historical reference work. Göttingen 2006 p. 111 f.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henle, Moritz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | First name originally Moses |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chasan, composer and choir director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Laupheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1925 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |