Paul Chaim Eisenberg

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Chief Rabbi Eisenberg in 2017

Paul Chaim Eisenberg (born June 26, 1950 in Vienna ) was Chief Rabbi of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Vienna from 1983 to June 2016 .

Life

Paul Chaim Eisenberg comes from a rabbi family. He was an active member of the Bne Akiwa and took on tasks in the youth sector. He studied mathematics and statistics for two semesters at the University of Vienna . He then completed a rabbinical degree in Jerusalem . After the death of his father Akiba Eisenberg in 1983, he took over the office of Chief Rabbi of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Vienna. Since 1988 Eisenberg has also been Chief Rabbi of the Federal Association of Israelite Religious Communities in Austria .

In addition to his function as chief rabbi, he also appeared again and again as a singer, for example at the annual KlezMore Festival and the cantor's concert in Vienna. In 2001 he brought out a CD with Yiddish songs and Hasidic tunes and stories under the title As der Rebbe laughs in collaboration with ORF .

On July 1, 2016, Arie Folger succeeded him as Chief Rabbi in Vienna.

Works (selection)

Eisenberg with moderator Martin Haidinger at the presentation of his book Auf das Leben! at the Vienna Book Fair 2017
  • Is Jesus the bridge for the conversation between Jews and Christians? (IDCIV Lectures; Vol. 8). Information center in the service of Christian-Jewish understanding, Vienna 1984.
  • Introduction to the Talmud (IDCIV Lectures; Vol. 11). Information center in the service of Christian-Jewish understanding, Vienna 1985.
  • With Evelyn Adunka : Experiences of a Rabbi: History and Stories . Molden Verlag, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-85485-127-8
  • To life! . Christian Brandstätter Verlag , Vienna 2017, ISBN 9783710601620

Honors

Web links

Commons : Paul Chaim Eisenberg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ orf.at - Arie Folger is the new chief rabbi in Vienna . Article dated December 24, 2015, accessed December 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ derStandard.at - Vienna Chief Rabbi: A hardliner for Vienna's Jewish community . Article dated December 24, 2015, accessed December 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF file; 6.59 MB)
personal data
SURNAME Eisenberg, Paul Chaim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian chief rabbi and author
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna