Samson Raphael Hirsch was a German Orthodox rabbi best known as the intellectual founder of the Torah im Derech Eretz school of contemporary Orthodox Judaism.
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![Hirsch in Oldenburg (1830-1841). The wig instead of a hat has been seen as an attempt to satisfy both Jewish religious requirements and secular fashion.[6]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Samson_Raphael_Hirsch_%28ZR002%29.jpg/330px-Samson_Raphael_Hirsch_%28ZR002%29.jpg)
Hirsch in Oldenburg (1830-1841). The wig instead of a hat has been seen as an attempt to satisfy both Jewish religious requirements and secular fashion.[6]![An 1868 illustration.[2]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/SamsonHirsch1.jpg)
An 1868 illustration.[2]
The Frankfurt school Hirsch founded as "Realschule und Lyzeum der Israelitischen Religionsgesellschaft" in 1853 was renamed Samson-Raphael-Hirsch-Schule in 1928.
Plaque discussing the school's forced closure in 1939; its last part reads: "The school conveyed traditional Jewish values, together with a secular education. It was a model for Modern Orthodox schools."
A column in the Vienna-based newspaper Die Neuzeit concerning Austritt, as described aside.
Tombstones of Hirsch and his wife Johanna
The Nineteen Letters of Ben Uziel. Translated by Bernard Drachman, 1899.In their orbit 2
Writers born in the 1800s 6
About this person
Samson Raphael Hirsch was a German Orthodox rabbi best known as the intellectual founder of the Torah im Derech Eretz school of contemporary Orthodox Judaism. Occasionally termed neo-Orthodoxy, his philosophy, together with that of Azriel Hildesheimer, has had a considerable influence on the development of Orthodox Judaism.
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Lived 1808 to 1888 · aged 80
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