Emil G. Hirsch
Emil Gustav Hirsch | |
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Luxembourg, Luxembourg | |
Died | January 7, 1923 (19 Tevet 5683) | (aged 71)
Education | University of Pennsylvania |
Occupation | Reform rabbi |
Spouse | Daughter of David Einhorn |
Parent | Samuel Hirsch |
Emil Gustav Hirsch (May 22, 1851 – January 7, 1923) was a Luxembourgish-born Jewish American biblical scholar, Reform rabbi, contributing editor to numerous articles of The Jewish Encyclopedia (1906), and founding member of the NAACP.
Biography
Emil Gustav Hirsch was born in
For forty-two years (1880–1923), Hirsch served as the rabbi of Chicago Sinai Congregation, one of the oldest synagogues in the Midwest. At this post, he became well known for an emphasis on social justice. From Chicago Sinai's pulpit, he delivered rousing sermons on the social ills of the day and many Chicagoans, Jews and Gentiles alike, were in attendance.
Appointed professor of
He was an influential exponent of advanced thought and
From 1872 to 1876, he studied at the Universities of Berlin and Leipzig. Returning to America, he married Mathilda Einhorn in Louisville, Kentucky.[2] Here, he remained until his death on January 7, 1923.
Hirsch left a legacy as a renowned preacher in American Jewry.[3] Many scholarly articles in the Jewish Encyclopedia were contributed by him. His social and philanthropic pursuits were a valuable contribution.[4]
Hirsch is the namesake of the
He was a presidential elector in the 1896 presidential election.[5]
He was the maternal grandfather of U.S. Attorney General
See also
- Reform Judaism
- Luxembourgian Jews
- Luxembourg-American
References
- ^ Langton, Daniel (2010). The Apostle Paul in the Jewish Imagination. Cambridge University Press. pp. 98–102.
- ^ "American Jewish Archives" (PDF). American Jewish Archives. 1952.
- ^ "Emil G Hirsch" (PDF). AMerican Jewish Archives.
- ^ "Emil G Hirsch" (PDF).
- ^ Adler, Cyrus; Vizetelly, Frank H. "Hirsch, Emil Gustav". The Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
Sources
- Chicago Portraits[permanent dead link]
- New International Encyclopedia(1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- Brinkmann, Tobias (2012). Sundays at Sinai: A Jewish Congregation in Chicago. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226074542.
- Hirsch, Emil G. (April 1895). "The Modern Jewess". The American Jewess. 1 (1): 10–11.
http://americanjewisharchives.org/publications/journal/PDF/1952_04_02_00_martin.pdf