Leo Baeck

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German Jew Jewish religious leader human rabbi theologian

Leo Baeck was a prominent German rabbi, theologian, and leader of German Jewry, best known for his religious scholarship and his role representing Jews under Nazi persecution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German Jew ⓘ
Jewish religious leader ⓘ
human ⓘ
rabbi ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
burialPlace Golders Green Jewish Cemetery ⓘ
citizenship Germany ⓘ
commemoratedBy Leo Baeck College ⓘ
Leo Baeck Institute ⓘ
countryOfBirth Germany ⓘ
countryOfDeath United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1873-05-23 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1956-11-02 ⓘ
educatedAt Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums ⓘ
University of Breslau ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jews ⓘ
familyName Hahn ⓘ
surface form: Baeck
fieldOfWork Jewish history ⓘ
Jewish theology ⓘ
religious philosophy ⓘ
givenName Leo ⓘ
hasHonorificName Leo Baeck Institute ⓘ
influenced modern Jewish thought ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName German ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ
memberOf Central Association of German Citizens of Jewish Faith ⓘ
movement Liberal Judaism (UK) ⓘ
surface form: Liberal Judaism
name Leo Baeck self-link ⓘ
notableEvent deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp ⓘ
represented German Jewry under Nazi rule ⓘ
notableWork The Essence of Judaism ⓘ
This People Israel ⓘ
occupation rabbi ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
placeOfBirth Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Lissa ⓘ
Province of Posen ⓘ
placeOfDeath London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
placeOfDetention Theresienstadt concentration camp ⓘ
positionHeld lecturer at Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums ⓘ
president of the Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland ⓘ
president of the Reichsvertretung der Deutschen Juden ⓘ
rabbi of the Berlin Jewish community ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
residence Berlin ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Theresienstadt concentration camp ⓘ
surface form: Theresienstadt
sexOrGender male ⓘ
survived Holocaust ⓘ

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Reform Judaism → hasKeyFigure → Leo Baeck ⓘ
Leo Baeck → name → Leo Baeck self-link ⓘ
Leo Baeck College → namedAfter → Leo Baeck ⓘ