Hartwig Naftali Carlebach
| Rabbi Naftali Carlebach | |
|---|---|
| Rabbi | |
| Position | Founding Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Congregation Kehilath Jacob "The Carlebach Shul" |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Hartwig Naftali Carlebach |
| Parents | Rabbi Dr. Solomon Carlebach |
| Children | Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach and Rabbi Eli Chaim Carlebach |
Rabbi Hartwig Naftali Carlebach (1889–1967), known as Rabbi Naphtali Carlebach was a leading Rabbi in Berlin, Germany; Baden, Austria; and Manhattan, New York.
Biography
He was born in 1889, the eleventh of 12 children of Rabbi Dr. Solomon Carlebach.[1] Four of his brothers were rabbis as well. They are Emanuel Carlebach (1874–1927), Joseph Carlebach (1883–1942), David Carlebach (1885–1913) and Ephraim Carlebach (1879–1936).[2]
The Carlebach family is a notable Jewish family originally from Germany that now lives all over the world.
He was the rabbi of the Passauerstrasse Synagogue of Berlin from 1917 to 1931. From 1931 to 1938 Naphtali Carlebach was Chief Rabbi of Baden near Vienna, Austria.[3]
In 1950 Rabbi Naphtali assumed the spiritual leadership of Congregation Kehilath Jacob, "The Carlebach Shul," located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. After his death in 1967, his sons Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach and Rabbi Eli Chaim Carlebach took over his position.[4]
References
- ↑ Holy Brother: Inspiring Stories and Enchanted Tales about Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, p. 25, at Google Books
- ↑ Sabine Niemann (ed.): Die Carlebachs, eine Rabbinerfamilie aus Deutschland, Ephraim-Carlebach-Stiftung (ed.). Dölling und Galitz. Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-926174-99-4
- ↑ http://zachor.michlalah.edu/english/manhigim/manhigim_t.asp?num%3D4%26. Retrieved November 4, 2013. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Carlebach Shul: Our History". carlebachshul.org. Retrieved 2015-07-08.