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Herxheimer, Salomon

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Dr. Salomon Herxheimer (1801 Dotzheim – 1884 Bernburg a.d. Saale), German rabbi; attended the yeshiva of Rabbi Herz Scheyer in Mainz, studying at the same time secular subjects under Michael Creizenach. In 1824 he entered the University of Marburg and Göttingen, where he studied pedagogy, history, and Oriental languages. In 1830 he received his doctorate from the University of Gießen, and in 1831 he became the Landesrabbiner of Anhalt-Bernburg --

Reference Code
P46
Dates
1824-1884, 1930
Consists of
38 files..
Languages
German; Hebrew; lat;
Description
The collection consists of personal documents, early correspondence with his family in Dotzheim and his fiancée (1830-1831), numerous sermons (1832-1849) along with other manuscripts, correspondence in his capacity as rabbi in Bernburg; in addition correspondence about vacancies, with publishers and with the Ministry, family correspondence with son and daughter, and a family tree (1931).
Title Herxheimer, Salomon.
Additional Titles Der Pentateuch im Hebräischen Texte mit Worttreuer Übersetzung und mit Fortlaufender Erklärung
Die Propheten und Hagiographen im Text mit Übersetzung und Fortlaufendem Commentar
Israelitische Glauben- und Pflichten-Lehre
Contributors Hirts Avraham Naftali,Shaiʼer 1753-1822
M.Creizenach (Michael), 1789-1842
Samuel Levi,Eger 1769-1842
Notes Salomon Herxheimer Collection, LBI AR 4832
CJA Berlin
CAHJP, GA-Bernburg S105
Host Item Herxheimer, Salomon - Private Collection
Level of Description Fonds Record
Biographical summary Dr. Salomon Herxheimer (1801 Dotzheim – 1884 Bernburg a.d. Saale), German rabbi
attended the yeshiva of Rabbi Herz Scheyer in Mainz, studying at the same time secular subjects under Michael Creizenach. Later he accepted a position as private tutor in Herborn, Nassau, where he remained until 1824. In that year he entered the University of Marburg and Göttingen, where he studied pedagogy, history, and Oriental languages.
In 1827 he was appointed religious instructor in Eschwege. While teaching in Eschwege, he wrote Yesodei ha-Torah (1831), a popular work on religious and moral instruction. In 1830 he received his doctorate from the University of Gießen, and in 1831 he became the Landesrabbiner of Anhalt-Bernburg, with responsibility for the rural communities of Ballenstedt, Coswig, Hoym, Harzgerode and Gr.-Mühlingen. In 1832 Herxheimer married Helene-Lea Sieskind (died 1864) from Ballenstedt, a niece of Rabbi Sabel Egers
In addition to educating the young, his focus was on promoting agricultural knowledge among the Jewish population. Among the most famous of his works are the translation of the Bible into German with commentary "Der Pentateuch im Hebräischen Texte mit Worttreuer Übersetzung und mit Fortlaufender Erklärung," 1841-1848
"Die Propheten und Hagiographen im Text mit Übersetzung und Fortlaufendem Commentar," 1841-48
"Israelitische Glauben- und Pflichten-Lehre," 1836.
Ownership history From Gesamtarchiv
P 43-3/Inv.3454 was given to the CAHJP in 1974
additional material arrived in 1980 from LBI New York
Language Note Most handwritten documents are written in German Kurrent (German cursive handwriting), or in Hebrew script

National Library system number 990043437660205171
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