Moritz Rosenfeld Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains items pertaining to Moritz Rosenfeld's work as a rabbi in Vienna, Austria, and Santiago, Chile, particularly speeches, articles, sermons, essays, and notes written by Rosenfeld.
The first folder contains a handwritten speech written by Rosenfeld for his bar mitzvah, as well as the text of a speech given by Rosenfeld on the occasion of the dedication of a Torah scroll. Also included are articles by Rosenfeld on biblical texts and articles on topics pertaining to Jewish education. The folder also contains a limited amount of correspondence from family and friends, most of which dates from 1938 to 1941 and includes discussion of efforts to emigrate from Germany. A curriculum vitae for Moritz Rosenfeld is also included.
The second folder contains handwritten sermons, essays, speeches, and notes in German and Hebrew by Rosenfeld.
Dates
- 1882-1961
Creator
Language of Materials
This collection is in German, Hebrew and Spanish.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Biographical Note
Moritz Rosenfeld was born on March 9, 1876, in Gajar, Hungary. He studied in Berlin and Bern, where he received his doctor of philosophy degree. His doctoral thesis was entitled "Der Midrasch Deuteronomium rabba Par. IX und XI, 2-10, über den Tod Moses." In addition to several other publications, Rosenfeld also contributed to the Jüdisches Lexikon. He worked as a rabbi in Vienna and also as a professor of Jewish religion from 1912 until his retirement in 1931.
In 1939, he immigrated to Santiago, where he again worked as a rabbi. He was a co-founder of the board of Jewish education in Santiago (Vaad Hajinuj de Chile), for which he also worked as a school inspector. He died on September 9, 1951, in Santiago.
Extent
2 Folders
Abstract
The collection contains items pertaining to Moritz Rosenfeld's work as a rabbi in Vienna, Austria, and Santiago, Chile, particularly speeches, articles, sermons, essays, and notes written by Rosenfeld.
Other Finding Aid
The original German-language inventory is available in the folder
- Bar mitzvah sermons
- Correspondence
- Federación Sionista de Chile
- Germany -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 1933-1945
- Jewish religious education
- Jewish sermons
- Jews -- Austria -- Vienna -- History
- Jews -- History -- 20th century
- Photographs
- Rabbis
- Santiago (Chile)
- Sociedad Cultural Israelita B'ne Jisroel (Chile)
- Vienna (Austria)
- Title
- Guide to the Moritz Rosenfeld Collection, 1882-1961 AR 1165
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Sarah Glover
- Date
- © 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- July 2015:: dao links added by Emily Andresini.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
