Jacob Joseph Oettinger | |
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Personal | |
Born | הרב יעקב יוסף עטטינגר 1780 |
Died | 1860 |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | German |
Position | Chief Rabbi of Berlin |
Began | 1825 |
Ended | 1860 |
Rabbi Jacob Joseph Oettinger (Hebrew: הרב יעקב יוסף עטטינגר[1] 1780 – 1860), 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]