Abraham Placzek

Landesrabbiner
Abraham Placzek
Landesrabbiner Abraham Placzek
Personal
Born	January 1799; Prerau, Moravia, Austria-Hungary
Died	10 December 1884 (aged 85); Boskowitz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary
Religion	Judaism
Denomination	Orthodox
Jewish leader
Predecessor	Samson Raphael Hirsch
Successor	Baruch Placzek
Position	Landesrabbiner of Moravia
Began	October 1851
Ended	10 December 1884

Abraham Placzek (January 1799 – 10 December 1884) was a Moravian rabbi, who served as Landesrabbiner of Moravia from 1851 until his death.

Placzek was born into a Jewish family in Prerau, Austria-Hungary (now Přerov, Czech Republic). In 1827 he became rabbi in his native city, and from 1832 to 1840 he officiated at Weisskirchen.[1] We was then called to Boskowitz, where he served as rabbi until his death.[2]

In October 1851, he succeeded Samson Raphael Hirsch as acting Landesrabbiner of Moravia. In this office he defended the rights of the Jews, and supported Solomon Spitzer efforts against liturgical reform.[3] Placzek was a prominent Talmudic scholar, as well as a successful teacher, and carried on correspondence with eminent rabbis, in whose collections of responsa his name is frequently mentioned.[4]

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; Funk, S. (1905). "Placzek, Abraham". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 69.

Miller, Michael L. (2011). Rabbis and Revolution: The Jews of Moravia in the Age of Emancipation. Stanford: Stanford University Press. pp. 105–6, 319. doi:10.1515/9780804776523. ISBN 978-0-8047-7652-3. S2CID 240784384.
Miller, Michael L. (2008). "Boskovice". In Hundert, Gershon (ed.). YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Lamed, Meir (2007). "Placzek, Abraham". In Berenbaum, Michael; Skolnik, Fred (eds.). Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd ed.). Detroit: Macmillan Reference. ISBN 978-0-02-866097-4.
Singer, Isidore; Funk, S. (1905). "Placzek, Abraham". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 69.

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[miller-1] Miller, Michael L. (2011). Rabbis and Revolution: The Jews of Moravia in the Age of Emancipation. Stanford: Stanford University Press. pp. 105–6, 319. doi:10.1515/9780804776523. ISBN 978-0-8047-7652-3. S2CID 240784384.

[YIVO_boskovice-2] Miller, Michael L. (2008). "Boskovice". In Hundert, Gershon (ed.). YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. New Haven: Yale University Press.

[EJ-3] Lamed, Meir (2007). "Placzek, Abraham". In Berenbaum, Michael; Skolnik, Fred (eds.). Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd ed.). Detroit: Macmillan Reference. ISBN 978-0-02-866097-4.

[JE-4] Singer, Isidore; Funk, S. (1905). "Placzek, Abraham". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 69.