Name Solomon Hirschell Parents Hirschel Levin | Role Rabbi | |
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Died October 31, 1842, London, United Kingdom | ||
Rabbi Solomon Hirschell (12 February 1762, 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. His older brother was the Talmudist Saul Berlin.
He died on the 31st of October 1842 (27th of Cheshvan 5603), & was buried in the Alderney Road cemetery, in London's east end.
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