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Aron (Arnold) Tänzer (1871 Pressburg/Austria-Hungaria (Bratislava/Slovakia) – 1937 Göppingen/Germany) was a rabbi in Austria and Germany, chaplain and author. Tänzer began religious study at a very early age, and attended school in Pressburg. In 1885 he continued his education at the rabbinical college in Pressburg before completing his academic studies at universities in Berlin and Bern. From 1896 Tänzer served as rabbi for the towns Hohenems in Austria, Merano in Tirol/Italy, and in 1907 he became rabbi of Göppingen --

Reference Code
P24
Dates
1915-1918; 1988
Consists of
25 files..
Languages
German;
Description
The collection consists for the most part of field post and letters from soldiers, as well as related correspondence, private papers and photographs, some of which are „Originalaufnahmen vom Kriegsschauplatz“ (Original photo documentation from the war front).
Title Tänzer, Aron.
Contributors RosaTänzer
BerthaTänzer
Stadtbibliothek Göppingen
Notes Arnold Taenzer Collection at LBI New York, call number AR 485
CJA Berlin, 1, 75
see also LBI New York, Erwin Taenzer Collection, call number AR 25675
Host Item Tänzer, Aron - Private Collection
Level of Description Fonds Record
Biographical summary Aron (Arnold) Tänzer (1871 Pressburg/Austria-Hungaria (Bratislava/Slovakia) – 1937 Göppingen/Germany) was a rabbi in Austria and Germany, chaplain and author. His father was a rabbi, his mother worked as a seamstress for the Pressburger Jewish community. Tänzer began his religious study at a very early age, and attended school in Pressburg. In 1885 he continued his education at the rabbinical college in Pressburg before completing his academic studies at universities in Berlin and Bern. After receiving his Ph.D. in 1895, he spent the next year traveling. In 1896 he married his first wife, Rosa.
From December 1896 until February 1905 Tänzer was rabbi of the town Hohenems (Vorarlberg) in Austria, then served until 1907 as rabbi in Merano, in the southern Tirol area of Italy. In September 1907 he became rabbi of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg. In 1912 his wife died
the next year he was married for the second time, to a woman named Bertha. While in Göppingen, Tänzer became increasingly interested in advocating the establishment and support of a public library for the city. He assisted in the creation and development of this institution (today Stadtbibliothek Göppingen), which was established in 1911, and also assisted in its administration.
In 1914 Tänzer volunteered for military service and was assigned to the position of Army chaplain (Armeerabbiner) for the Bug-Armee (later called the Heeresgruppe Linsingen-Eichhorn-Kiew) and remained in this position for the duration of the war. In November 1918 he was sent home because of illness and was released from his position on January 20, 1919. In 1924 he changed his first name to Arnold. Tänzer's military service earned him several awards, including the Iron Cross Second Class. Following his service in World War I, Arnold Tänzer spent much of his time writing. He was perhaps most well-known for his scholarly and historical writing. Aron Tänzer died in 1937 in Göppingen at the age of 66.
Ownership history The collection was deposited at the CAHJP by Reuven Michael in 1962.
National Library system number 990043212090205171
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