Dr. Adolf Guttmann

1854 - 1927  (73 Jahre)

• Name	Dr. Adolf Guttmann
  Titel	Dr.
  Geboren	01 Aug 1854	Kraków (Krakau), Kleinpolen, Polen
  Geschlecht	männlich
  Education	Lipník nad Becvou (Leipnik), Olomoucký kraj (Mähren), Tschechien
  Education	Bratislava (Preßburg), Bratislavský kraj, Slowakei
  Education	Wien, Wien, Österreich
  	Hochschule Beth Hamidrash
  Education	Kraków (Krakau), Kleinpolen, Polen
  	Rabbinerdiplom von Rabbiner H. Dembitzer
  Education	Wien, Wien, Österreich
  	Studium an der Universität
  Education	Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland
  	Studium an der Universität, Philosophie und Orientalische Sprachen
  Education	um 1876	Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland
  	Rabbinerdiplom von Rabbiner Dr. Leopold Stein
  Education	um 1876	Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz
  	Studium an der Universität, Promotion
  Occupation/Beruf	1876	Bütow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland
  	Predigerstelle an einer Synagoge, Rabbiner
  Occupation/Beruf	von 1877 bis 1883	Hohenems, Vorarlberg, Österreich
  	Rabbiner
  Occupation/Beruf	von 1883 bis 1919	910 Madison Street, Syracuse, New York, United States (USA)
  	Rabbiner (Temple Concord)
  Emigration	Aug 1883	Syracuse, New York, United States (USA)
  Occupation/Beruf	Syracuse, New York, United States (USA)
  	Professor of Semitics, Syracuse University
  Residence	102 Walnut Place, Syracuse, New York, United States (USA)
  Biography	Adolph (Adolf) Guttmann was born on August 1, 1854 in Kraków in Galicia, in the Austrian part of Poland. After finishing his studies in Berlin and Vienna, he became Rabbi in Hohenems in 1877, where he served the community till 1883. He was a convinced member of the Reform movement and was ready to fight for his beliefs. He worked as a co-editor for the Jewish review "Reform" and contributed to other jewish-progressive periodicals. In 1880 he allowed the women to take place in the regular pews of the Hohenems synagogue, on the right side of the auditorium. The womens gallery was dedicated to the choir. When the synagogue in St. Gallen was inaugurated in September 1881 his sermon provoked harsh criticism in the orthodox camp, i.e. in the orthodox review "Der Israelit". In 1883 Guttmann moved accross the Atlantic to serve as rabbi of the Concord Society in Syracuse, upstate New York, succeeding Rabbi Herman Birkenthal who had served the congregation from 1875 until 1882. Dr. Guttman helped establish most of the lasting Jewish community institutions in Syracuse, organizing and training the first modern temple choir, and modernizing the religious school. He also negotiated the Temple’s joining the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. In 1891, during the presidency of William Henocksburg, Dr. Guttman formed the Ladies Aid Society, which established the United Jewish Charities, later known as the Jewish Social Service Bureau (SOC, 16-17). Guttman also promoted the idea of a Y.M.H.A. which became the Jewish Community Center. In 1901 Guttmann convinced the president of the congregation, Gates Thalheimer, to build not only a new religious school but a new temple. The building, designed by architect Arnold W. Brunner, a descendant of the Hohenems Brunner family, was dedicated on September 22, 1911 at what was a major ecumenical occasion in Syracuse. Rabbi Guttman concluded his speech this way: “In this country no Jew needs to be ashamed of his religion. Under the protection of the Stars and the Stripes we are permitted to worship God according to the dictates of our heart. All that is required of us is to be upright and honest in our dealings with fellow men and be good American citizens. The better Jews we are the better Americans we will be.” Joining Dr. Guttman was an ecumenical assembly of the city’s religious leaders. According to the newspaper: “Christian unity formed the basis of addresses by prominent Hebrew and Gentile clergymen at the Good Fellowship meeting…” “As Mr. Ferris came upon the platform he shook hands with Dr. Guttman and said, ‘As I looked through the long list of speakers, it occurred to me that were I engaged in the newspaper business I should flash some headlines like this: ‘Persecution of the Jews by the Christians resumed.’ This statement provoked both laughter and applause.” At a time of tension within the Jewish community, and increased antagonism to Jews in America because the large influx of Eastern European Jews into the country, the classical style synagogue was both a mediating device, and a new emblem of religious and civic identity. In Syracuse and elsewhere, synagogues were erected as “noble buildings” to help make “better Jews and better Americans.” Rabbi Guttmann served Temple Concord till 1919. He also was professor of Semitics at Syracuse University. He died in New Haven on August 3rd, 1927. His motto was: "Creed and Deed." He once said, "In our religion we are Jews, but in every other respect we are part and parcel of this great country, which we love with heart and mind. Its flag is our flag, its victories our victories, its defeats our defeats." Sources: http://www.isjm.org/aboutisjm/ourhistorichome/tabid/100/default.aspx http://www.templeconcord.org/aboutus/history/
  Gestorben	03 Aug 1927	New Haven, Connecticut, United States (USA)
  Notizen	Quellen: Tänzer 629 http://www.templeconcord.org/aboutus/history/ (3.8.2011) http://www.isjm.org/aboutisjm/ourhistorichome/tabid/100/default.aspx (3.8.2011)
  Personen-Kennung	I0538
  Zuletzt bearbeitet am	27 Jan 2017

  
  

  Vater	Hirsch Guttmann
  Familien-Kennung	F31552	Familienblatt

  
  

• Ereignis-Karte		Geboren - 01 Aug 1854 - Kraków (Krakau), Kleinpolen, Polen Education - - Lipník nad Becvou (Leipnik), Olomoucký kraj (Mähren), Tschechien Education - - Bratislava (Preßburg), Bratislavský kraj, Slowakei Education - Hochschule Beth Hamidrash - - Wien, Wien, Österreich Education - Rabbinerdiplom von Rabbiner H. Dembitzer - - Kraków (Krakau), Kleinpolen, Polen Education - Studium an der Universität - - Wien, Wien, Österreich Education - Studium an der Universität, Philosophie und Orientalische Sprachen - - Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland Education - Rabbinerdiplom von Rabbiner Dr. Leopold Stein - um 1876 - Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland Education - Studium an der Universität, Promotion - um 1876 - Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz Occupation/Beruf - Predigerstelle an einer Synagoge, Rabbiner - 1876 - Bütow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland Occupation/Beruf - Rabbiner - von 1877 bis 1883 - Hohenems, Vorarlberg, Österreich Occupation/Beruf - Rabbiner (Temple Concord) - von 1883 bis 1919 - 910 Madison Street, Syracuse, New York, United States (USA) Emigration - Aug 1883 - Syracuse, New York, United States (USA) Occupation/Beruf - Professor of Semitics, Syracuse University - - Syracuse, New York, United States (USA) Residence - - 102 Walnut Place, Syracuse, New York, United States (USA) Gestorben - 03 Aug 1927 - New Haven, Connecticut, United States (USA)  = Link zu Google Maps   = Link zu Google Earth
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• Fotos		Temple Concord, Syracuse An dieser Synagoge war Adolf Guttmann von 1883-1919 als Rabbiner tätig.
  		Temple Concord, Syracuse errichtet 1911, nach Plänen von Arnold W. Brunner

  
  

  Dokumente

  Einweihung der Synagoge St. Gallen, Bericht in der Zeitschrift "Der Israelit", 5. Oktober 1881) "St. Gallen, 23. September (1881). Verflossenen Mittwoch fand die Einweihung der hiesigen, neuerbauten Synagoge statt. Herr Rabbiner Dr. Engelbert hielt die Festrede und fand nicht nur bei den jüdischen, sondern auch bei den zahlreich erschienenen nicht-israelitischen Zuhörern, großen Beifall. Am Schlusse der Feier fand eine Kollekte zum Besten der Unglücklichen von Elm statt, welche die erkleckliche Summe von 1.265 Franken ergab. ’Die hiesige israelitische Gemeinde,’ schreibt das Tagblatt von St. Gallen, ‚hat hierdurch ein Zeugnis davon abgelegt, dass sie weitherzig und opferfreudig ihrer christlichen Brüder gedenkt und die Lehren ihrer Religion in einer Weise ins praktische Leben überträgt, die auch den Bekennern des christlichen Glaubens ungeteilte Sympathie abringen muss. Am Abend desselben Tages wurden bei einem Bankette gar sonderbare Toaste ausgebracht. Herr Rabbiner Dr. Kisch aus Zürich erwarb sich die Sympathien seiner nichtjüdischen Hörer durch begeistert Worte über den Stifter der christlichen Religion. Wir wollen hier nicht wiederholen, was Herr Kisch nach dem Berichte des Tagblatts von St. Gallen alles gesagt haben soll; nur das wollen wir hervorheben, dass der Berichterstatter des genannten Blattes sich unwillkürlich oft fragen musste: ‚Sind das Juden oder Christen?’ - Noch schlimmer trieb es Herr Dr. Gutmann, Rabbiner zu Hohenems. Er sprach gegen die alten Formen und Satzungen des Judentums und forderte dazu auf, die talmudische Auslegung zu verwerfen, von der die mosaischen Gesetzgebung nur die ewigen Wahrheiten festzuhalten, die Formen zu zerbrechen und die Schalen wegzuwerfen etc. etc. Schöne Rabbinen!"