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Breuer, Isaac (1883-1946), theoretician and leader of German Orthodoxy; son of Solomon Breuer and grandson of Samson Raphael Hirsch . Born in Papa, Hungary. He moved as a child to Frankfurt on the Main, where he studied at his father’s yeshiva and became a prominent figure in the local separatist Orthodox community (Austrittsgemeinde). He subsequently studied law, philosophy, and history and practiced as a lawyer in Frankfurt. He soon took a leading part in various communal organizations. He defended the secession of the Orthodox from the Jewish community. When Agudat Israel was founded in 1912, Breuer became one of its ideologists and most prominent spokesmen, though he developed a unique, non-conventional direction within ultra-Orthodox thought. He settled in Jerusalem in 1936, practicing as a lawyer. He became the president of Poalei Agudat Israel. He appeared on behalf of Agudat Israel before the Peel Commission (1937) and the Anglo-American Commission (March1946). He and his wife Jenny had five children. Isaac Breuer died in Jerusalem in 1946.

Reference Code
P173
Dates
1932-1947
Consists of
52 files.
Languages
English; Hebrew; German; Yiddish;
Description
The collection consists of letters, legal documents, memos and minutes; partly from Breuer’sactivities in Agudat Israel, partly from his activities as a lawyer and partly of a personalnature.
Title Breuer, Isaac.
Contributors Solomon,Breuer 1850-1926
Mordechai,Breuer 1918-2007
Samson Raphael,Hirsch 1808-1888
Poʻale Agudat Yiśraʼel
Agudat Yiśraʼel
Great Britain. Palestine Royal Commission
Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry on Jewish Problems in Palestine and Europe
Host Item Breuer, Isaac - Private Collection
Level of Description Fonds Record
Biographical summary Breuer, Isaac (1883-1946), theoretician and leader of German Orthodoxy
son of Solomon Breuer and grandson of Samson Raphael Hirsch . Born in Papa, Hungary. He moved as a child to Frankfurt on the Main, where he studied at his father’s yeshiva and became a prominent figure in the local separatist Orthodox community (Austrittsgemeinde). He subsequently studied law, philosophy, and history and practiced as a lawyer in Frankfurt. He soon took a leading part in various communal organizations. He defended the secession of the Orthodox from the Jewish community. When Agudat Israel was founded in 1912, Breuer became one of its ideologists and most prominent spokesmen, though he developed a unique, non-conventional direction within ultra-Orthodox thought. He settled in Jerusalem in 1936, practicing as a lawyer. He became the president of Poalei Agudat Israel. He appeared on behalf of Agudat Israel before the Peel Commission (1937) and the Anglo-American Commission (March1946). He and his wife Jenny had five children. Isaac Breuer died in Jerusalem in 1946.
Ownership history The collection was deposited by his son, Professor Mordechai Breuer.
Language Note German, English, Hebrew and Yiddish
National Library system number 990043444360205171
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