Ignaz Ziegler ( hu, Ziegler Ignác; 29 September 1861 in

Dolný Kubín Dolný Kubín (; also known by other names) is a town in northern Slovakia in the Žilina Region. It is the historical capital and the largest settlement of the Orava region. Names The name is derived from the archaic Slovak word meaning a "gl ...

, then

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– 1948) was an

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n- Czech rabbi, chief rabbi of Karlovy Vary. He was educated at the Budapest University of Jewish Studies and at the

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

Carlsbad Carlsbad may refer to: *Carlsbad, California, United States *Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States *Carlsbad, Texas, United States *Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa ...

. Through his efforts the ''Kaiser

Franz Josef Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his ...

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 health. This institution was opened on 1 May 1903. Ziegler's works are as follows: * a Hungarian dissertation on the prophet

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(Budapest, 1888) * ''Religiöse Disputationen im Mittelalter'' ( Frankfort-on-the-Main, 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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ziegler, Ignaz Austro-Hungarian rabbis 20th-century Austrian rabbis Czech rabbis Chief rabbis of cities Hungarian Jews Hungarian expatriates in the Czech lands Czech people of Hungarian descent People from Dolný Kubín People from Karlovy Vary 1861 births 1948 deaths