Occupation Rabbi | Children Simon Deutz | |
Died 31 January 1842, Paris, France | ||
Emmanuel Deutz (1763-1842) was a German-born French rabbi.
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Early life
Emmanuel Deutz was born in 1763 in Bonn, Germany.
Career
Deutz served as a rabbi in Koblenz, Germany. He served as the Chief Rabbi of France from 1810 to 1842. Nevertheless, Deutz was not a fluent French speaker.
Personal life
Deutz had a wife, Judith, and five children. His daughter Sarah married David Paul Drach. When Drach converted to Roman Catholicism, the couple separated. Meanwhile, one of Deutz's sons, Simon Deutz, also converted to Roman Catholicism.
Death
Deutz died in 1842.
References
Emmanuel Deutz Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA