Samuel Mendelsohn
Samuel Mendelsohn (born March 31, 1850 in Schillelen , Kovno Governorate , † September 30, 1922 in Wilmington, North Carolina ) was an American rabbi and Jewish scholar of Lithuanian origin.
Mendelsohn received his training at the Rabbinical College in Vilnius , at the Rabbinical School in Berlin and at Maimonides College in Philadelphia . From 1873 to 1876 he was a rabbi in Norfolk (Virginia) , then until the summer of 1922 in Wilmington (North Carolina). He was an employee of the Jewish Encyclopedia .
In 1879 he married Esther Jastrow, niece of the Jewish scholar Marcus Jastrow . Their son was Charles Jastrow Mendelsohn .
Publications (selection)
- The criminal jurisprudence of the ancient Hebrews, compiled from the Talmud and other Rabbinical writings, and compared with Roman and English penal jurisprudence. Baltimore 1891
Web links
- The Rabbi Samuel Mendelsohn Manuscripts Collection at the University of North Carolina Wilmington
- Samuel Mendelsohn in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906
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| SURNAME | Mendelsohn, Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rabbi of Lithuanian origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schillelen , Kovno Governorate |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 30, 1922 |
| Place of death | Wilmington, North Carolina |