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Felix Falk Carlebach (15 April 1911 in Lübeck) - (23 January 2008 in Manchester) was a German-born British Rabbi in Manchester, England. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lübeck ( is the second largest City in Schleswig-Holstein, in Northern Germany, and one of the major Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

He was an honorary citizen of the city of Lübeck and had both German and British citizenship.

Life

Carlebach descended from a well known German rabbinical family. He was the son of Simson Carlebach (1875-1942), a banker, and his wife Resi née Graupe. His grandfather Salomon Carlebach (1845-1919), who married Esther Carlebach née Adler (1853-1920), was already a Rabbi in Lübeck. His uncle Joseph Carlebach was a Rabbi in Hamburg. Dr Joseph Hirsch (Tzvi Carlebach (Karlebach ( January 30, 1883, Lübeck - March 26, 1942, was an Orthodox Rabbi Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Carlebach's younger brother Ephraim was a Rabbi in Montreal (Canada). Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec He had another brother, Salomon, and a sister, Esther.

Carlebach was a student at Katharineum zu Lübeck [1]. The Katharineum zu Lübeck is a humanistic gymnasium founded 1531 in the Hanseatic city Lübeck, Germany. After he passed his A-levels in 1929 he studied theology and music in Köln. In 1934 he became a teacher at Höhere Israelitische Schule in Leipzig a school for Jewish students founded by his uncle Ephraim Carlebach (1879-1936) in 1912. This sort of fix restores section edit linkpoints to where they belong Ephraim Carlebach ( March 12, 1879 in Lübeck - 1936 in Ramat Gan, Eretz Israel) was a German -born Orthodox His uncle emigrated to Palestine in spring 1936 and died there in October 1936. Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. Felix Carlebach stayed in Leipzig until 1939.

In 1936 he married Babette Kohn (d. 1991) who was then teaching at Höhere Israelitische Schule. The couple had three daughters, Judith, Sulamith and Naomi.

Felix Carlebach's parents, his uncle Joseph Carlebach (1883-1942) and his wife Charlotte née Preuss (b. Dr Joseph Hirsch (Tzvi Carlebach (Karlebach ( January 30, 1883, Lübeck - March 26, 1942, was an Orthodox Rabbi 1900) were deported with their four youngest children to Konzentrationslager Jungfernhof, a concentration camp near Riga on December 6, 1942. Riga (Rīga riːga) the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His father Simson Carlebach died just after the arrival. His mother, his uncle and aunt and their three daughters Ruth (b. 1926), Noemi (b. 1927) und Sara (b. 1928) were executed in Bikernieki forest near Riga on March 26, 1942. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Only Carlebach's cousin Salomon Carlebach (b. Shlomo Carlebach (Salomon Peter Carlebach (b August 17, 1925 in Hamburg, Germany) (not to be confused with his cousin, the well August 17, 1925) survived and became a rabbi in New York. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

Felix Carlebach and his wife Babette escaped to Great Britain by support of British chief rabbi Joseph H. Hertz in 1939. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Joseph Herman Hertz, CH ( 25 September 1872 – 14 January 1946) was the Chief Rabbi of the British Empire. Calebach said: It was one of the luckiest events of my life that my wife and I survived. [2] He became a Rabbi because of a need he said. World War II began and all Rabbis had to join the army and overnight there were jobs. I was simply put in. [3]

In London he worked as a Rabbi at the Palmers Green and Southgate United Synagoge from 1939 to 1947 replacing a Rabbi who had joined the army. In 1954 he passed Magister artium exam at Victoria University of Manchester. The University of Manchester is a " red brick " civic University located in Manchester, England. From 1947 until he retired in 1984 he worked as a Rabbi at the South Manchester Synagogue.

In 1985 Carlebach came back to Lübeck for the first time since 1939. Albrecht Schreiber, editor of Lübecker Nachrichten who published about the history of Jews in Lübeck, came to see Carlebach in Manchester, having been sent by Lübeck's mayor Robert Knüppel. The Lübecker Nachrichten ( LN; German for Lübeck News) is a regional daily Newspaper in Germany, covering Carlebach described Knüppel's intention: See him in Manchester, find out if he is willing to reach out his hands, if he is willing to pass a bridge I would like to build. [4] Carlebach described his reaction and the consequences: Brotherhod after the cruelties of the past. It was a very difficult matter (. . . ) I did it and got excellent relationships to the authorities of Lübeck by the mayor and our former school. [5]

During his stay in Lübeck he visited Katharineum, his former school and met twelve of his former classmates he hadn't seen since 1939. The Katharineum zu Lübeck is a humanistic gymnasium founded 1531 in the Hanseatic city Lübeck, Germany. We hugged each other and said: "Such may never happen again. " [6]

In 1987 the city of Lübeck offered honorary citizenship to Carlebach, which he received on September 17, 1987 in the town hall of Lübeck. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Carlebach became the 19th honorary citizen of the city. [7]

At Carlebach's 90th birthday a Lübeck delegation went to see him in Manchester. Carlebach told Robert Knüppel and other members of the delegation that Lübeck was in his thoughts and memories often, although he was not able to go to his father's city because of his old age. [8]

The South Manchester Synagogue honored Carlebach by a plaque at the entrance of the new building being unveiled by the Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, in April 2003. Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom (and formerly the Kingdom He also planted a tree in Carlebach's honour. [9]

The Hallé Orchestra of Manchester honored Carlebach year by year by giving a symphony concert for which he choose the program. The Hallé is a Symphony orchestra based in Manchester, England, it claims the status of "the oldest professional orchestra" in the [10]

The City of Lübeck honoured all members of the Carlebach rabbinical family by naming a new park in Hochschulstadtteil near the university Carlebach Park. The University of Lübeck (in German Universität zu Lübeck is located in Lübeck, Germany.

Sources

References

  1. ^ [1] Biography on Katharineum zu Lübeck (German)
  2. ^ Sabine Niemann: Die Carlebachs, eine Rabbinerfamilie aus Deutschland, page 69: Die Tatsache, dass meine Frau und ich gerettet wurden, ist einer der größten Glücksfälle meines Lebens. The Katharineum zu Lübeck is a humanistic gymnasium founded 1531 in the Hanseatic city Lübeck, Germany.
  3. ^ Sabine Niemann: Die Carlebachs, eine Rabbinerfamilie aus Deutschland, page 69 Der Weltkrieg war ausgebrochen, alle Kollegen wurden als Kriegsrabbiner in die Armee eingezogen, und über Nacht sind hier Stellen freigeworden. Da hat man mich einfach hineingesetzt.
  4. ^ Sabine Niemann: Die Carlebachs, eine Rabbinerfamilie aus Deutschland, page 71: Besuchen Sie ihn in Manchester, sehen Sie, ob er gewillt ist, uns die Hände zu reichen, über eine Brücke zu gehen, die ich zu schaffen bereit bin.
  5. ^ Sabine Niemann: "Die Carlebachs, eine Rabbinerfamilie aus Deutschland", page 71: Brüderlichkeit, nach den Greueltaten der Vergangenheit. Das war eine sehr schwierige Frage. (. . . ) Ich hab’s über mich gebracht und durch den Bürgermeister und unsere alte Schule hervorragende Beziehungen zu den Behörden in Lübeck geknüpft.
  6. ^ Sabine Niemann: Die Carlebachs, eine Rabbinerfamilie aus Deutschland, page 71: Wir sind uns um den Hals gefallen und haben gesagt: "Das darf nie wieder geschehen. "
  7. ^ Stadtzeitung Lübeck (German)
  8. ^ [2] Stadtzeitung Lübeck, delegation in Manchester (German)
  9. ^ South Manchester Synagogue
  10. ^ Hallé orchestra
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