Adolf Lewin
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Adolf Lewin was a German rabbi
and author
. He was born in Pinne, Grand Duchy of Posen on September 23, 1843. Lewin was educated at the Jewish Theological Seminary
and at the University of Breslau. In 1872 he was appointed rabbi in Koźmin
, later in Coblenz, and in 1886 was called to the rabbinate of Freiburg im Breisgau
. He died in 1910.
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
and author
Author
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. He was born in Pinne, Grand Duchy of Posen on September 23, 1843. Lewin was educated at the Jewish Theological Seminary
Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau
Das Jüdisch-Theologische Seminar , The Jewish Theological Seminary of BreslauInstitution in Breslau for the training of rabbis, founded under the will of Jonas Fränckel, and opened in 1854...
and at the University of Breslau. In 1872 he was appointed rabbi in Koźmin
Kozmin
Koźmin may refer to the following places in Poland:*Koźmin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Koźmin, Szamotuły County in Greater Poland Voivodeship *Koźmin, Turek County in Greater Poland Voivodeship...
, later in Coblenz, and in 1886 was called to the rabbinate of Freiburg im Breisgau
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
. He died in 1910.
Publications
- "Die Religionsdisputation R. Jehiels", a prize essay (Breslau, 1869);
- "Die Makkabäische Erhebung", a dissertation (ib. 1870);
- "Zur Judenfrage: Naturwissenschaft oder Judenhass" (ib. 1880);
- "Juden in Freiburg-im-Breisgau" (Treves, 1890);
- "Das Judenthum und die Nichtjuden" (ib. 1891);
- "Geschichte, Geographie, und Reiselitteratur der Juden" (in Winter and Wünsche, "Die Jüdische Litteratur", ii. 287-473).