From Wikipedia - Reading time: 5 minJacob Joseph Oettinger | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | הרב יעקב יוסף עטטינגר 1780 Glogau, Silesia, Prussia |
| Died | 1860 Berlin, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Position | Chief Rabbi of Berlin |
| Began | 1825 |
| Ended | 1860 |
Rabbi Jacob Joseph Oettinger (Hebrew: הרב יעקב יוסף עטטינגר 1780 – 1860),[1] a native of Glogau, acted as the final chief rabbi of Berlin between 1825 and 1860,[2] and served for some time as the dean of Berlin's rabbinical college.[3] Oettinger was also known as an opponent of Leopold Zunz.[4]