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hearing, Deutsch refused to answer the question "Who do you want to win in this war?" Those activities and subsequent newspaper headlines led many colleagues and the public to demand his immediate removal from the college's faculty. Only the staunch support of his students, friends, and leading
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Although a biblical scholar, Deutsch is also known for his two novels and works on history and language. One of the world's greatest Jewish scholars, Deutsch possessed a knack for memorizing facts, biblical scriptures, secular literature, and world history. He also wrote in several languages,
389:. In the tide of anti-German hysteria, Deutsch found himself alone and ostracized. He spoke out singularly, sometimes bitterly, against his adopted country's wartime role. On 5 October 1917, federal agents and local detectives raided the council's headquarters. 331:. Deutsch was far from content at his new vocation. Soon, he yearned for an academic milieu and the opportunity of satisfying his craving for knowledge. At Most, he married in May 1888 Hermine Bacher; the couple had three sons and two daughters. 716: 357:. While speaking at schools throughout the United States, Deutsch was also a guiding force at the local level. This included his association with the Cincinnati German Club and in 1909 his election to the 696: 386: 594:, S. Felix Mendelsohn, H. B. Cantor, and Jacob I. Meyer, among others. These papers treat Deutsch's religious concerns, contribution to literature, and his role in Jewish history. 56: 736: 319:. The following year he was appointed to teach religion at the city's German high school. After teaching for six years (1881–1887) at Brno, he entered the 547:(2 vols., 1917; 3rd vol., 1919), and other pamphlets and reprints. His works are considered by many to be the authoritative word on questions relating to 686: 711: 413:
at age 62. He was mourned by Jew and non-Jew, progressive and conservative; thousands filled the Cincinnati Crematory to pay their last respects.
731: 264: 259:, the son of Bernhard L. Deutsch, a merchant, and Elise Wiener. He always called himself Gotthard, an attempted translation into German of his 751: 746: 721: 681: 666: 447: 366: 741: 726: 676: 78: 701: 691: 378: 433:
A prolific writer, Deutsch produced hundreds of newspaper and journal articles with commentary; these appeared mainly in the
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A comprehensive memorial by Henry Englander is in "Memorial Addresses and Resolutions: Gotthard Deutsch",
671: 354: 350:, he was designated acting president of the college, a position he held until October of the same year. 268: 661: 656: 583:(1952), pp. 143–52, and an excellent unpublished sketch by Raisin in the Hebrew Jewish Archives. 339: 279:, two years later he received his Ph.D. in history. While attending the university, he enrolled in a 276: 208: 183: 565:, in the Hebrew Jewish Archives, contain an extensive record of correspondences between Deutsch and 346:. After eleven years of teaching there, he was appointed dean. In February 1903, after the death of 566: 362: 610: 591: 590:(2, no. 8 ) published a series of tributes and editorials by E. L. Heinsheimer, Henry Englander, 460: 284: 267:
in October 1876. While attending seminary classes, he also enrolled in afternoon classes at the
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research. Shortly after his graduation, Deutsch received Semichah (ordination) from Weiss.
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Andere Zeiten, eine Erzählung aus dem jßdischen Leben der jßngsten Vergangenheit
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in 1901 as its editor. His list of scholarly works is equally impressive:
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UnlÜsbare Fesseln, eine Erzählung aus dem jßdischen Leben der Gegenwart
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Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion at One Hundred Years
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A useful history of Hebrew Union College is Samuel E. Karff, ed.,
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In 1912, Deutsch delivered lectures on Jewish history at the
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Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion faculty
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One of the turning points in Deutsch's life came with the
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Biographical sketches of Deutsch are in Max Raisin,
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Die Symbolik in Cultus und Dichtung bei den Hebräern
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Emigrants from Austria-Hungary to the United States
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People's Council of America for Democracy and Peace
307:In 1881 Deutsch accepted a probational position as 204: 194: 189: 177: 172: 145: 112: 93: 574:Selected List of the Writings of Gotthard Deutsch 527:Israel Bruna, an Historical Tragedy in Five Acts 48:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks 385:'s neutrality while aligning himself with the 401:rabbis enabled Deutsch to continue teaching. 8: 485:Paradigmen-Tafeln zur hebräischen Grammatik 311:schoolteacher for a Jewish congregation in 287:at Beth Hammidrash. During his studies in 104: 90: 79:Learn how and when to remove this message 586:Celebrating Deutsch's semi-jubilee, the 16:American rabbi and historian (1859–1921) 737:American people of Czech-Jewish descent 635:Carl Edwin Lindgren, "Gottard Deutsch" 379:United States's entry into World War I 265:Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau 608:32 (1922): 145–49. Obituaries are in 606:Central Conference of American Rabbis 448:Central Conference of American Rabbis 367:Central Conference of American Rabbis 365:, as corresponding secretary for the 7: 228: 637:American National Biography Online 392:Shortly thereafter, at a friend's 14: 515:Memorable Dates of Jewish History 687:19th-century American historians 25: 430:, German, French, and English. 275:. Matriculating in 1879 at the 712:Historians of Jews and Judaism 334:In 1891, at the invitation of 303:Rabbinical and academic career 1: 732:University of Chicago faculty 521:Four Epochs of Jewish History 359:Cincinnati Board of Education 752:19th-century American rabbis 747:20th-century American rabbis 722:University of Breslau alumni 682:19th-century Austrian people 626:Hebrew Union College Monthly 588:Hebrew Union College Monthly 497:Philosophy of Jewish History 467:American Journal of Theology 455:Hebrew Union College Journal 409:Deutsch died at his home in 263:given name. Deutsch entered 742:Religious leaders from Ohio 727:University of Vienna alumni 773: 628:8, no. 5 (Mar. 1922); and 563:Bernhard Felsenthal Papers 470:. 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DolnĂ­ Kounice
Moravia
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Cincinnati
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University of Vienna
Jewish history
Hebrew Union College
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Jewish history
DolnĂ­ Kounice
Moravia
Austria
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Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau
University of Breslau
Heinrich Graetz
University of Vienna
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Isaac Hirsch Weiss
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