Solomon Hirschell
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Rabbi Solomon Hirschell (1761, London - 31 October 1842, London) was the Chief rabbi of Great Britain, 1802-42. He is best remembered for his unsuccessful attempt to stop the spread of Reform Judaism in Britain by excommunicating its leaders.
His name is also spelt Hirschel and Herschell.
His father was a Polish Jew from Galicia Hirschel Levin, Chief rabbi of London and Berlin and a friend of Moses Mendelssohn.
[edit] References
- History of the Great Synagogue, Cecil Roth, Chapter XIII:Rabbi Solomon Hirschell and his contemporaries (Susser archive)
- Dictionary of National Biography
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