Abraham Geiger
Abraham Geiger (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם גַיְיגֶר ʼAvrāhām Gayger; 24 May 1810 – 23 October 1874) was a German rabbi and scholar who is considered the founding father of Reform Judaism. Emphasizing Judaism's constant development through its history and universalist traits, Geiger sought to re-formulate received forms and design what he regarded as a religion compliant with modern times.
Rabbi Abraham Geiger | |
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| Born | אַבְרָהָם גַיְיגֶר 24 May 1810 |
| Died | 23 October 1874 (aged 64) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Spouse | Emilie Oppenheim |
| Children | Robert Geiger Berthold Geiger Ludwig Geiger Jenny Geiger Ida Geiger |
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| Alma mater | Heidelberg University University of Bonn |
| Occupation | Head of the Highschool for Jewish Studies in Berlin (1872–1874) Editor of Jüdische Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Leben (1862–1874) |
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| Position | Rabbi in Breslau (now Wrocław) |
| Began | 1840 |
| Ended | 1863 |
| Other | Rabbi of Frankfurt am Main (1863–1870) Rabbi of Central Berlin (1870–1874) |
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