Osias Thon
Osias Thon (born February 13, 1870 in Lemberg , Galicia , Austria-Hungary , † November 11, 1936 in Cracow ) was a writer, politician and rabbi in Cracow.
Life
Osias Thon, son of Moses Thon, studied philosophy at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin and took courses with Georg Simmel , among others . He also attended the Institute for the Science of Judaism .
In 1892 Thon belonged to the small group of Zionist-minded students who, under the chairmanship of Heinrich Loewes and in close contact with Nathan Birnbaum, founded the Jewish national association Jung-Israel . Thon first attained major importance in Zionist circles in 1896 with his groundbreaking essay "On the historical-philosophical foundation of Zionism", which he published as a young doctor of philosophy in the Zion magazine published by Heinrich Loewe . As one of the first employees of Theodor Herzl , Max Nordau and Achad Ha'ams , Thon was decisively involved in the preparation and implementation of the first Zionist congresses , where he also appeared prominently as a speaker.
The then 27-year-old had taken over the post of rabbi of the liberal temple synagogue in Krakow in 1897 . In Poland he took part in the publication of Przyszłość , the first Zionist magazine in Polish. In addition, Thon regularly published scientific treatises in the Hebrew-language cultural magazine Haschiloach, published by Achad Ha'am , including those on Herbert Spencer , whose sociological essays he translated into Hebrew.
1919 Thon was in the Constituent Sejm voted and participated in 1922 in the Sejm to 1931 active on the Polish domestic politics. Until a few years before his death in 1936, Thon was also President of the District Committee for West Galicia of the Zionist Organization and, until recently, a member of the Zionist Action Committee.
Fonts (selection)
- The basic principles of the Kantian moral philosophy in their development . Mayer & Müller, Berlin 1895.
- Theodor Herzl . Zionist Central Bureau, Berlin 1914.
- Essays on Zionist Ideology . Kedem, Berlin 1931.
literature
- Salomon Wininger : Great Jewish National Biography . Volume 6. Chernivtsi 1932, p. 107f.
- Dr. Osias Thon died . Die Neue Welt , November 17, 1936, p. 1.
- Aryeh Tartakower : Osias Thon . In: Encyclopaedia Judaica . Volume 15. Keter, Jerusalem 1971, col. 1121-1123.
- Susanne Blumesberger, Michael Doppelhofer, Gabriele Mauthe: Handbook of Austrian authors of Jewish origin from the 18th to the 20th century . Volume 3: S – Z, Register. Edited by the Austrian National Library. Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-11545-8 , p. 1380.
Web links
- Literature by and about Osias Thon in the catalog of the German National Library
- Writings by Osias Thon in the digital collections of the Frankfurt University Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thon, Osias |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thon, Yehoshua; Thon, Ozjasz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Rabbi and Zionist politician, member of the Sejm |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lviv |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 1936 |
| Place of death | Krakow |