Ignaz Ziegler (; 29 September 1861 in

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, then

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– 1948) was an

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rabbi, chief rabbi of Karlovy Vary. He was educated at the

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and at the

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(Ph.D. 1888). Immediately after his graduation he was called to the rabbinate of

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. Through his efforts the ''Kaiser

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Regierungs-Jubiläum Hospiz'' was erected at Carlsbad, at a cost of 500,000 Austrian crowns, to provide food, shelter, and medical treatment for indigent Jews who come to that city in large numbers in search of healthcare. This institution was opened on 1 May 1903.

Works

Ziegler's works are as follows: * a Hungarian dissertation on the prophet

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(Budapest, 1888) * ''Religiöse Disputationen im Mittelalter'' (

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, 1894) * ''Geschichte des Judentums'' (Prague, 1900) * ''Die Königsgleichnisse im Midrasch'' (Breslau, 1903)

References

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Ignaz Ziegler
Museum of the Jewish people site * Raphael Patai "Apprentice in Budapest: Memories of a World That Is No More" * https://web.archive.org/web/20110717214008/http://www.virtualjudaica.com/Item/15108/Ein_Volksbuch_uber_die_Propheten_Israels

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ziegler, Ignaz Rabbis from Austria-Hungary 20th-century Austrian rabbis 20th-century Czech rabbis Chief rabbis of populated places Czech people of Hungarian descent People from Dolný Kubín People from Karlovy Vary 1861 births 1948 deaths 19th-century Czech rabbis