Rev Dr. Schepsel Schaffer | |
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Personal | |
Born | |
Died | September 28, 1933 | (aged 71)
Religion | Judaism |
Spouse | Anna Lepidus |
Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
Position | Rabbi |
Synagogue | Congregation Shearith Israel |
Buried | Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery |
Schepsel Schaffer ( Yiddish: אבא שבתי (שעפּסעל) שײפֿער; May 4, 1862 – September 28, 1933) was an American rabbi.
Schepsel Schaffer was born on the first day of Shavuot, 5622, in Bausk, Courland. On his mother's side he was a descendant of Mordecai Jaffe, author of the Lebush. [1] He was educated at the gymnasium of Libau, Courland, at the University of Berlin, and at the Rabbinical Seminary of Berlin. [2]
In January 1893, Schaffer became rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel in Baltimore, Maryland. He was president of the Baltimore Zion Association (from 1895) and honorary vice-president of the American Federation of Zionists, and he was twice a delegate to the Zionist Congress at Basel. [1] [2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Adler, Cyrus; Dobsevage, I. George (1905). "Schaffer, Schepsel". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 92.
Rev Dr. Schepsel Schaffer | |
---|---|
Personal | |
Born | |
Died | September 28, 1933 | (aged 71)
Religion | Judaism |
Spouse | Anna Lepidus |
Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
Position | Rabbi |
Synagogue | Congregation Shearith Israel |
Buried | Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery |
Schepsel Schaffer ( Yiddish: אבא שבתי (שעפּסעל) שײפֿער; May 4, 1862 – September 28, 1933) was an American rabbi.
Schepsel Schaffer was born on the first day of Shavuot, 5622, in Bausk, Courland. On his mother's side he was a descendant of Mordecai Jaffe, author of the Lebush. [1] He was educated at the gymnasium of Libau, Courland, at the University of Berlin, and at the Rabbinical Seminary of Berlin. [2]
In January 1893, Schaffer became rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel in Baltimore, Maryland. He was president of the Baltimore Zion Association (from 1895) and honorary vice-president of the American Federation of Zionists, and he was twice a delegate to the Zionist Congress at Basel. [1] [2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Adler, Cyrus; Dobsevage, I. George (1905). "Schaffer, Schepsel". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 92.