Joseph Perles Collection 1808-1961 bulk 1854-1894

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Joseph Perles Collection 1808-1961 bulk 1854-1894

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This collection mostly documentsthe professional career of Rabbi Joseph Perles, one of the first rabbis of theConservative Judaism movement. As a rabbi, he strengthened and organized the Jewishcommunity of Munich during his posting there from 1871-1894. The collection focuseson his religious writings, as well as his writings on Biblical archaeology,rabbinical philology, and folklore. A number of his sermons are included. There is alarge body of correspondence from fellow rabbis and academic peers across Europe.Papers from the Jewish Theological Seminary in Breslau include a statute of the year1854, a yearly report from 1875, and correspondence concerning nomination ofdirectors for the seminary in 1875 and 1879.

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Rabbiner-Verband in Deutschland

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Vereinigung für das Liberale Judentum in Deutschland

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Jüdisch-Theologisches Seminar (Breslau, Germany)

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Bund Jüdischer Akademiker

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Perles, Perets ben Barukh Asher, 1835-1894

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Joseph Perles was born in Baja, Hungary, in 1835. He was born into a long line of rabbis and talmudic scholars. His ancestors include the famous talmudist and mathematician Judah Loew ben Bezaleel (d. 1609 in Prague) and Asher ben Jehiel, or Asheri, (1250-1327), an outstanding legal codifier and talmudist. Joseph’s own father, Baruch Asher Perles, was won over in his studies by the simple interpretation of the Bible, the “peshat.” As rabbi of Baja, he appreciated both talmudic teach...