Aaron Tänzer
Aaron Tänzer | |
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 Aaron Tänzer in 1907 | |
| Born | 30 January 1871 |
| Died | February 26, 1937 (aged 66) Göppingen, Württemberg, Germany |
| Resting place | Jewish Cemetery in Goeppingen |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | University of Berlin |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
| Known for | Organized soup kitchens for local population in Poland during WW I. |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  German Empire |
| Service/ | Imperial German army |
| Rank | Chaplain |
| Battles/wars | World War 1 |
| Awards | June 4, 2016 Second Class Iron Cross, August 29, 2016 First Class Knight's Cross of the Wurtenberg Peace Order with Swords. November 5, 2016, Knight's Cross of the Imperial Austrian Franz-Joseph-Order with War Decoration. May 25, 1918, Hamburg Hanseatic Cross. November 1, 1918, Black Casualty Emblem/Badge. |
Aaron Tänzer (German: Aron Tänzer, Hungarian: Tänzer Áron; also German: Arnold Tänzer; January 30, 1871 – February 26, 1937, Göppingen) was an Austrian rabbi, chaplain and author.
Biography
He was born in Pressburg, Austria-Hungary (present day Bratislava, Slovakia).
He studied at the Pressburg Yeshiva, and studied Oriental philology and history at the University of Berlin (PhD 1895). In 1896, he was called to Hohenems as chief rabbi of Tyrol and Vorarlberg; and from 1904 to 1907 he was rabbi of Meran (Tyrol). From 1907 until his death, he served as rabbi of the Jewish community of Göppingen in Württemberg. His history of the Jews of Göppingen and nearby Jebenhausen is notable as a thorough documentation of a Jewish community from its beginnings.
In World War I, he served as a Feldrabbiner (Jewish chaplain) in the German army, primarily on the Eastern front. He looked after German and Austrian Jewish soldiers and took care of Jewish prisoners of war in POW camps like Doeberitz and Sedan.[1]
Works
- Die Religionsphilosophie Josef Albo's, Frankfort-on-the-Main, 1896
- Der Israelitische Friedhof in Hohenems, Vienna, 1901
- Judenthum und Entwickelungslehre, Berlin, 1903
- Geschichte der Juden in Tirol und Vorarlberg, vol. i, ib. 1903-4.
- Die Geschichte der Juden in Jebenhausen und Göppingen. Nachdruck der Ausgabe 1927. Konrad, Weißenhorn 1988, ISBN 3-87437-274-X (Veröffentlichung des Stadtarchivs Göppingen. Band 23)
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Isidore Singer (1901–1906). "Aaron Tänzer". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
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External links
- Works by or about Aaron Tänzer at Internet Archive
- Guide to the Papers of Arnold Tänzer (1871-1937) at the Leo Baeck Institute, New York.
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