Jacob Joseph Oettinger

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Jacob Joseph Oettinger
Personal
Born
הרב יעקב יוסף עטטינגר

1780
Died1860
ReligionJudaism
NationalityGerman
PositionChief Rabbi of Berlin
Began1825
Ended1860

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]

References

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  1. ^ with a doubled ט in accordance with the spelling of his name in his approbation for Cassel, David (1848). Teshuvot geʼonim ḳadmonim. Berlin: Fridlendershe bukhdruḳerai. p. Approbation, p.1. OCLC 19156656.
  2. ^ "Berlin". JewishEncyclopedia.com. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  3. ^ Deutsch, G. (1904). Central Conference of American Rabbis, vol. 13. Baltimore: The Lord Baltimore Press. p. 341.
  4. ^ "What color was Rashi's shirt? Who said it and why?". On the Main Line. Mississippi Fred MacDowell. Retrieved 15 December 2014.



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