Aaron Tänzer
Deceased Person
1871 – 1937
Who was Aaron Tänzer?
Aaron Tänzer was an Austrian rabbi. He was born in Pressburg, Hungary.
He studied at the Pressburg Rabbinerschule, and Oriental philology and history at the University of Berlin. In 1896 he was called to Hohenems as chief rabbi of Tyrol and Vorarlberg; and from 1904 to 1907 he was rabbi of Meran. From 1907 until his death he served as rabbi of the Jewish community of Göppingen in Württemberg. His history of the Jews of Göppingen and nearby Jebenhausen is notable a thorough documentation of a Jewish community from its beginnings.
In World War I, he served as a Feldrabbiner in the German army, primarily on the Eastern front. looked after German and Austrian Jewish soldiers and took care of Jewish prisoners of war in POW camps.
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- Born
- Jan 30, 1871
- Also known as
- Arnold Tänzer
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Died
- 1937
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on July 23, 2013
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