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EINHORN, DAVID (1809—1879)
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See also:EINHORN, See also:DAVID (1809—1879) , See also:leader of the Jewish reform See also:movement in the See also:United States of See also:America, was See also:born in See also:Bavaria. He was a supporter of the principles of See also:Abraham Geiger (q.v.), and while still in See also:Germany advocated the introduction of prayers in the See also:vernacular, the exclusion of nationalistic hopes from the See also:synagogue service, and other See also:ritual modifications. In 1855 he migrated to America, where he became the acknowledged leader of reform, and laid the See also:foundation of the regime under which the See also:mass of See also:American See also:Jews (excepting the newly arrived Russians) now See also:worship. In 1858 he published his revised See also:prayer See also:book, which has formed the See also:model for all subsequent revisions. In 1861 he strongly supported the See also:anti-See also:slavery party, and was forced to leave See also:Baltimore where he then ministered. He continued his See also:work first in See also:Philadelphia and later in New See also:York. (I. End of Article: EINHORN, DAVID (1809—1879)Additional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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