Emmanuel Deutz
| Emmanuel Deutz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1763 Bonn, Germany |
| Died | 1842 |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
| Children | 5, including Simon Deutz |
| Relatives | David Paul Drach (son-in-law) |
Emmanuel Deutz (1763-1842) was a German-born French rabbi.
Early life
Emmanuel Deutz was born in 1763 in Bonn, Germany.[1][2]
Career
Deutz served as a rabbi in Koblenz, Germany.[2] He served as the Chief Rabbi of France from 1810 to 1842.[3][4] Nevertheless, Deutz was not a fluent French speaker.[1]
Personal life
Deutz had a wife, Judith, and five children.[2] His daughter Sarah married David Paul Drach.[3] When Drach converted to Roman Catholicism, the couple separated.[2] Meanwhile, one of Deutz's sons, Simon Deutz, also converted to Roman Catholicism.[2]
Death
Deutz died in 1842.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Berkovitz, Jay R. (1989). The Shaping of Jewish Identity in Nineteenth-Century France. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. p. 91. ISBN 9780814320112. OCLC 20012964.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Wraxall, Lascelles (1863). Remarkable Adventurers and Unrevealed Mysteries. London, U.K.: Richard Bentley. p. 240. OCLC 7757810.
- 1 2 Kselman, Thomas (Spring 2006). "Turbulent Souls in Modern France: Jewish Conversion and the Terquem Affair". Historical Reflections. 32 (1): 90. JSTOR 41299362. (registration required (help)).
- ↑ Catan, Moshe (1991). "The Chief Rabbis of France". Michael: On the History of the Jews in the Diaspora. XII: 127–134. JSTOR 23495954. (registration required (help)).
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