Solomon Tictin

Portrait of Abraham Salomon Ticktin (August Henschel).

Solomon Tiktin (also Zalman Tiktin , born 1791 in Schwersenz ; died on March 20, 1843 in Breslau ) was chief rabbi of Breslau and an important leading figure in Orthodoxy . As an avowed opponent of the reform , he had a notable argument with Abraham Geiger .

Life

Solomon Tiktin was the son of Abraham Tiktin . In 1824 he became Chief Rabbi of Breslau and in this capacity in 1836 prohibited the printing of Moses Brück's work Die Reform des Judenthums .

The confrontation between Tiktin and the reform faction intensified with the application of reform advocate Abraham Geiger for the position of rabbinical assistant (deputy rabbi) in Wroclaw. Geiger was invited to preach in Breslau on July 21, 1836, but the police prevented him from doing so, presumably at Tiktin's instigation.

In 1842 Tiktin wrote two writings,

• Explain the facts of the matter in His local rabbinical matter as well
• Response to the report of the upper ruling college of the local Israelite community to the members ,

in which he accused Geiger of deliberately destroying the foundations of Judaism. Tiktin insisted that Geiger should not be present at marriage or divorce ceremonies, which practically denied him recognition of his rabbinical authority.

During the quarrels, Tiktin passed away completely unexpectedly.

Literature (selection)

• Jewish Lexicon . Vol. IV./2. Jüdischer Verlag, Berlin 1930, Sp. 949–951 ( online ; PDF; 171 MB).
• John F. Oppenheimer (Red.) And a .: Lexicon of Judaism. 2nd Edition. Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, Gütersloh u. a. 1971, ISBN 3-570-05964-2 , col. 808.

Web links

• Isidore Singer, Schulim Ochser, M. Seligsohn:  Tiktin. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Volume 12, Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906, pp.  145-146 .