Dr. Joseph Hirsch (Tzvi) Carlebach (Karlebach) (January 30, 1883, Lübeck - March 26, 1942, was an Orthodox rabbi and Jewish-German scholar and natural scientist (Naturwissenschaftler). Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lübeck ( is the second largest City in Schleswig-Holstein, in Northern Germany, and one of the major 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. Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master Jews have lived in Germany, or " Ashkenaz " at least since the early 4th century, through both periods of tolerance and spasms of In Science, the term natural science refers to a naturalistic approach to the study of the Universe, which is understood as obeying rules or law of
Carlebach opened a Hebrew high school in Kaunas (Kovno), Lithuania, during World War I. Kaunas ( ˈkoʊnəs is the second largest City in Lithuania and a former temporary capital. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Afterwards, he became headmaster of the Talmud Torah high school in Hamburg. Talmud Torah schools were created in the Jewish world both Ashkenazic and Sephardic, as a form of public primary School for boys of modest backgrounds Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany
He served the Jewish communities of Lübeck (1919-22), Altona (1927-36) and Hamburg (1936-1941) as chief rabbi. Lübeck ( is the second largest City in Schleswig-Holstein, in Northern Germany, and one of the major Altona is a German (1640-1864 Danish) city which has been a part of the city of Hamburg since 1937 Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular
After Nazi Germany banned Jewish students from attending German schools together with "Aryan" German children, Rabbi Carlebach set up a number of schools throughout Germany to educate Jewish children. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers His schools bore his name and were known as Karlebach-Schulen.
He was deported to the Nazi concentration camp Jungfernhof by the Nazis, where he died on March 26th, 1942 at the Jungfernhof/Jumpravmuiža concentration camp (Jumprav < Jungfern, muiža = hof) near Riga, Latvia. See also List of Nazi-German concentration camps, Extermination camp Prior to and during World War II, Nazi Germany under Hitler maintained See also List of Nazi-German concentration camps, Extermination camp Prior to and during World War II, Nazi Germany under Hitler maintained Riga (Rīga riːga) the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region.
His wife and younger children were also killed during the Holocaust except for one son Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach who became the mashgiach ruchani ("spiritual supervisor" [of students]) at the Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin in Brooklyn, New York City after the war. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Shlomo Carlebach (Salomon Peter Carlebach (b August 17, 1925 in Hamburg, Germany) (not to be confused with his cousin, the well Mashgiach Ruchani ( Hebrew משגיח רוחני) or mashgiach for short means a spiritual supervisor or guide Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin (also known as Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, or Chaim Berlin, is a major Haredi Yeshiva located in Brooklyn Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The City of New York
Rabbi Joseph Carlebach's wife managed to send her older children to England, and they survived the war.
Joseph Carlebach was hold in the City of Hamburg and its Jewish community still in great honour. Part of the University Campus since 1990 named as the Joseph-Carlebach-Platz. To his 120th Birthday in 2003, there were donated an Joseph-Carlebach-Preis for Jewish studies, given every two years, by the State University of Hamburg. The University of Hamburg (Universität Hamburg is a University in Hamburg, Germany.