Samuel Hirsch

Rabbi Samuel Hirsch (Thalfang 1815 – Chicago 1889) was instrumental in the development of Reform Judaism in Europe and the USA. This volume is the first lengthy publication devoted to this striking personality whose significance was no less than that of his contemporaries Abraham Geiger and David Einhorn.
En route from Thalfang via Dessau and Luxembourg to Philadelphia, Hirsch left his mark on soci...