Abraham de Sola
Rev. Dr. Abraham de Sola | |
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Personal | |
Born | |
Died | June 5, 1882 | (aged 56)
Religion | Judaism |
Spouse |
Esther Joseph (m. 1852) |
Children |
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Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
Jewish leader | |
Successor | Meldola de Sola |
Position | Rabbi |
Synagogue | Congregation Shearith Israel |
Began | 1846 |
Ended | 1882 |
Buried | Montreal, Quebec |
Abraham de Sola (Hebrew: אברהם די סולה; September 18, 1825 – June 5, 1882) was a Canadian rabbi, author, Orientalist, and academic. Originating from a large renowned family of rabbis and scholars, De Sola was recognized as one of the foremost leaders of Orthodox Judaism in North America during the latter half of the nineteenth century.
Early life and education
Born in
In 1846, De Sola was elected minister of the
Later career
In 1873, by invitation of President
Abraham de Sola frequently visited the
He died in New York City in 1882 and was buried in Montreal.[1] His archives are held at McGill University.[2]
Personal life
De Sola married Esther Joseph on 30 June 1852.[1] Amongst their children were Rev. Meldola de Sola, Canada's first native-born rabbi, and Clarence I. de Sola, a businessman and pioneer Canadian Zionist.[3]
Publications
Besides the below works, Abraham de Sola also contributed actively to the Jewish press, a large number of articles by him appearing in The Voice of Jacob, The Asmonean, The British-American Journal, and other contemporary Jewish journals. His articles on Sir John William Dawson's Archaia, Dawn of Life, and Origin of the World are specially noteworthy. He also edited and republished George Bethune English's Grounds of Christianity and a number of educational works.
Selected works
- "Scripture Zoology". The Occident. 15: 38–40. April 1847.
- "The Mosaic Cosmogony". 1852.
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- A Commentary on Samuel Hannagid's Introduction to the Talmud. 1852.
- Behemoth Hatemeoth: The Nomenclature of the Prohibited Animals of Leviticus. Montreal: John Lovell. 1853. ISBN 9780665550058.
- The Jewish Calendar for Fifty Years. Cincinnati and Chicago: Bloch Publishing and Printing Co. 1854. With Rev. Jacques J. Lyons.
- Philological Studies in Hebrew and Aramaic. 1857.
- "Lecture on Scripture Botany". The Occident: 90–93. May 1858.
- "Upon the Employment of Anæsthetics in Cases of Labour, in Connection with Jewish Law". British American Journal of Medical and Physical Sciences. 1860.
- The Sanatory Institutions of the Hebrews, as Exhibited in the Scriptures and Rabbinical writings, and as Bearing Upon the Modern Sanatory Regulations. Montreal: John Lovell. 1861.
- Valedictory Address to the Graduates in Arts of the University of McGill College, Montreal. Montreal: M. Longmoore & Co. 1864. ISBN 9780665624377.
- Biography of David Aaron de Sola. Philadelphia: Wm. H. Jones & Son. 1864.
- The Righteous Man. A Sermon Commemorating the Bestowal of Public Honours on Sir Moses Montefiore by the City of London. s.n. 1865. ISBN 9780665076893.
- Life of Shabbethai Tsevi, the Jewish False Messiah. 1869.
- The Study of Natural Science: An Address by the Rev. A. de Sola, LL.D., at the Conversazione Held in the Hall of the Natural History Society of Montreal, on Wednesday, 9th March, 1870. Montreal: John Lovell. 1870.
- History of the Jews of Poland. 1870.
- History of the Jews of France. 1871.
- Hebrew Numismatics. 1874.
- Forms of Prayer of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews. New edition, based on the versions of David Aaron de Sola and Isaac Leeser. Philadelphia: Sherman & Co. 1878.
- Life of Saadia Ha-Gaon. 1880.
- "Moses Spoke Truly". American Jewish Pulput: A Collection of Sermons by the Most Eminent American Rabbis. Cincinnati. 1881.
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References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Jacobs, Joseph; de Sola, Clarence I. (1905). "Abraham de Sola". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. pp. 432–433.
- ^ a b Miller, Carman (1982). "Abraham de Sola". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. 11. University of Toronto / Université Laval. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "Abraham de Sola and Evelyn Miller fonds". McGill Library Archival Catalogue. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ Tulchinsky, Gerald (1998). "Clarence Isaac de Sola". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. 14. University of Toronto / Université Laval. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
External links
- "Abraham de Sola". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- Rome, David (1981). "Le rabbin Abraham de Sola". Les juifs du Québec: Bibliographie rétrospective annotée (in French). Institut québécois de recherche sur la culture. pp. 55–58. ISBN 9782892240047.
- Abraham de Sola and Evelyn Miller fonds at the McGill University Archives.