Adolph Hubsch papers
Collection Scope and Content
There are a total of sixty-seven letters to Adolph Hubsch, twenty-one of which are from his colleague Isaac Mayer Wise, considered the father of the American Reform Movement. Other correspondents include notable Jewish rabbis and scholars from Europe and New York, Baltimore and Chicago. The correspondence dates from from 1862-1897 and is primarily written in German, with some Hebrew. The material listed in this guide is processed and available for use, but there is additional material in the collection that is minimally processed and may not be available for research. Please contact the Kiev Judaica Collection, Special Collections for more information.
Dates
- 1862-1897
Creator
- Hubsch, Adolph (Person)
Restrictions on Access
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Restrictions on Use
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Biographical Note
Adolph Hubsch (1830-84) was born in St. Nicolaus, Hungary on September 18, 1830. During his years as a student, he was an active participant in the failed Hungarian revolution of 1848-1849. Afterwards he presided as a rabbi in several towns and received a PhD from Prague University in 1861. In 1866 immigrated to the United States and became the first rabbi of Ahavath Chesed synagogue in New York City, where he preached until his death. Hubsch was an advocate of moderate Reform Judaism and he was active in the foundation of the Reform seminary, Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Hubsch was an eminent Talmudic and Semitic scholar and found great success in his ministry due to his charming manner and powerful oration. He published Gems from the Orient, a selection of Talmudic and oriental proverbs in 1877, and a memorial volume of his sermons and addresses was issued in 1885.
In 1996, I. Edward Kiev's personal library was donated to the Gelman Library at the George Washington University and the papers of Adolph Hubsch were included with the original donation.
Adolph Hubsch died in New York City, October 10, 1884.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The material listed in this guide is processed and available for use, but there is additional material in the collection that is minimally processed and may not be available for research. Please contact the Kiev Judaica Collection, Special Collections for more information.
Acquisition Information
This collection was part of the gift from the Kiev Family.
- Ahavath Chesed (New York, N.Y.)
- Baltimore (Md.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chicago (Ill.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Europe Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Felsenthal, Bernhard
- Hubsch, Adolph
- Jewish Community of New York City Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Liebman, Adler
- Lilienthal, M. E. (Max E.)
- New York (N.Y.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reform Judaism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Weinberger, Moise
- Wise , Issac Mayer
- Yersoni, Henry
- Title
- Guide to the Adolph Hubsch papers, 1862-1897
- Author
- Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
- Date
- 2007
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository
