Aaron Tänzer

Aaron Tänzer
Aaron Tänzer in 1907
Born (1871-01-30)30 January 1871
Pressburg, Austria-Hungary
Died February 26, 1937(1937-02-26) (aged 66)
Göppingen, Württemberg, Germany
Resting place Jewish Cemetery in Goeppingen
Nationality Austrian
Alma mater University of Berlin
Occupation Rabbi
Known for Organized soup kitchens for local population in Poland during WW I.
Military career
Allegiance  German Empire
Service/branch Imperial German army
Rank Chaplain
Battles/wars World War 1
Awards June 4, 2016 Second Class Iron Cross, August 29, 2016 First Class Knight's Cross of the Wurtenberg Peace Order with Swords. November 5, 2016, Knight's Cross of the Imperial Austrian Franz-Joseph-Order with War Decoration. May 25, 1918, Hamburg Hanseatic Cross. November 1, 1918, Black Casualty Emblem/Badge.
Aaron Tänzer during World War I, with the ribbon of the Iron Cross and a Star of David, 1917

Aaron Tänzer (German: Aron Tänzer, Hungarian: Tänzer Áron; also German: Arnold Tänzer; January 30, 1871 – February 26, 1937, Göppingen) was an Austrian rabbi, chaplain and author.

Biography

He was born in Pressburg, Austria-Hungary (present day Bratislava, Slovakia).

He studied at the Pressburg Yeshiva, and studied Oriental philology and history at the University of Berlin (PhD 1895). In 1896, he was called to Hohenems as chief rabbi of Tyrol and Vorarlberg; and from 1904 to 1907 he was rabbi of Meran (Tyrol). 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 as a thorough documentation of a Jewish community from its beginnings.

In World War I, he served as a Feldrabbiner (Jewish chaplain) in the German army, primarily on the Eastern front. He looked after German and Austrian Jewish soldiers and took care of Jewish prisoners of war in POW camps like Doeberitz and Sedan.[1]

Works

  • Die Religionsphilosophie Josef Albo's, Frankfort-on-the-Main, 1896
  • Der Israelitische Friedhof in Hohenems, Vienna, 1901
  • Judenthum und Entwickelungslehre, Berlin, 1903
  • Geschichte der Juden in Tirol und Vorarlberg, vol. i, ib. 1903-4.
  • Die Geschichte der Juden in Jebenhausen und Göppingen. Nachdruck der Ausgabe 1927. Konrad, Weißenhorn 1988, ISBN 3-87437-274-X (Veröffentlichung des Stadtarchivs Göppingen. Band 23)

References

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Isidore Singer (1901–1906). "Aaron Tänzer". In Singer, Isidore; et al. Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company.
  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2008-12-12.


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