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Rabbi Dr Arthur Loewenstamm (20 December 1882 in Ratibor, Upper Silesia – 22 April 1965 in Manchester, England) was a Jewish theologian, writer and rabbi in Berlin and in London, where he came in 1939 as a refugee from Germany.

He was the last rabbi of the Jewish community of Spandau, Germany, which comprised 600 members in 1933.^[1]

Career

Loewenstamm trained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in Breslau.^[2] After passing his rabbinical examinations in 1910 he worked until 1916 in Pless (now Pszczina ) in Upper Silesia. On 6 December 1916 he became Spandau synagogue's first permanent rabbi at Spandau's synagogue on Lindenufer. Loewenstamm took up his duties on 1 April 1917 and continued until the autumn of 1938. In this role he also gave religious instruction at Spandau's Kant-Gymnasium. He was a member of the Association of Liberal Rabbis.

On 9 November 1938 (Kristallnacht) the Spandau synagogue was set on fire. Loewenstamm was tortured, imprisoned and deported to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, from which he was eventually released. After his liberation from Sachsenhausen, he found refuge in the United Kingdom in February 1939 but was interned for several weeks as an "enemy alien".^[3]

After the war, Loewenstamm gave private lessons to several students, including Jacob Petuchowski and Hugo Gryn. From May 1945, he was Research Director at the Society for Jewish Studies and a member of the Association of Rabbis from Germany to London.

Personal life

He and his wife Gertrude had two daughters, Erica who moved to London in 1936 and Gerda who emigrated to England in 1938.^[3]

Death and legacy

He died in Morris Feinmann House, Manchester^[1] on 22 April 1965. His archives were donated to the Leo Baeck Institute in New York.^[3]

At the initiative of the Spandau Borough Council, a memorial tablet was unveiled in 1988 on the site of the former synagogue.^[4]

On 15 August 2002 a street in Spandau was named Loewenstamm Street.^[5]

Publications

Lotzes Lehre vom Ding an sich und Ich an sich, H. Fleischmann Verlag, 1906.
Hugo Grotius’ Stellung zum Judentum (Hugo Grotius's attitude toward Judaism), Breslau. 1929.

References

^ ^a ^b "News from Germany: Spandau memorial tablet" (PDF). AJR Information. 32 (4). Association of Jewish Refugees: 5. 1977. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
^ Jakob Petuchowski; edited by Elizabeth R Petuchowski and Aaron M Petuchowski (1998). Studies in modern theology and prayer. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society. p. xiiii. ISBN 0-8276-0577-3. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c Cord Hasselblatt (with additional material by Mone Kraft) (4 July 2006). "The life of Dr Arthur Loewenstamm". http://www.kirchenkreis-spandau.de/. Retrieved 1 April 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
^ "Arthur Loewenstamm". German Wikipedia. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
^ "Loewenstamm Street". Berlin street directory. Kauperts. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

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+Rabbi Dr '''Arthur Loewenstamm''' (20 December 1882 in [[Ratibor]], [[Upper Silesia]] – 22 April 1965 in [[Manchester]], England) was a [[Jewish]] [[theologian]],  writer and [[rabbi]] in [[Berlin]] and in [[London]], where he came in 1939 as a refugee from [[Germany]].
+He was the last [[rabbi]] of the [[Jewish]] community of [[Spandau]], Germany, which comprised 600 members in 1933.<ref name="AJR">{{cite journal | url=http://www.ajr.org.uk/journalpdf/1977_april.pdf | title=News from Germany: Spandau memorial tablet| journal=AJR Information | publisher= [[Association of Jewish Refugees]]|year=1977 | month=April | volume=32 | issue=4 | page=5}}</ref>
+==Career==
+Loewenstamm trained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in [[Breslau]].<ref name="Petuchowski">{{cite book | url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pGGrHYzvFbEC&pg=PR13&lpg=PR13&dq=arthur+loewenstamm&source=bl&ots=ZehxnoeOm7&sig=TdW1FYpmJOxNDC9Oo4HToOv0-vI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cLlYUffvOIOh0QWqh4HgBg&ved=0CGIQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=arthur%20loewenstamm&f=false | title=Studies in modern theology and prayer | publisher=Jewish Publication Society | author=Jakob Petuchowski; edited by Elizabeth R Petuchowski and Aaron M Petuchowski | year=1998 |location=Philadelphia| page=xiiii| isbn=0-8276-0577-3}}</ref> After passing his rabbinical examinations  in 1910 he worked until 1916 in [[Pless]] (now Pszczina ) in Upper Silesia. On 6 December 1916 he became Spandau synagogue's first permanent rabbi at Spandau's synagogue on Lindenufer. Loewenstamm took up his duties on 1 April 1917 and continued until the autumn of 1938. In this role he also gave religious instruction at Spandau's Kant-Gymnasium. He was a member of the Association of Liberal Rabbis.
+On 9 November 1938 ([[Kristallnacht]]) the Spandau synagogue was set on fire. Loewenstamm was tortured, imprisoned and deported to the [[Sachsenhausen concentration camp]], from which he was eventually released. After his liberation from Sachsenhausen, he found refuge in the [[United Kingdom]] in February 1939 but was interned for several weeks as an "enemy alien".<ref name= "Life">{{cite web | url=http://www.kirchenkreis-spandau.de/KKS/Loewenstamm.htm | title=The life of Dr Arthur Loewenstamm | publisher=http://www.kirchenkreis-spandau.de/ | date=4 July 2006 | accessdate=1 April 2013 | author=Cord Hasselblatt (with additional material by Mone Kraft)}}</ref>
+After the war, Loewenstamm gave private lessons to several students, including [[Jacob Petuchowski]] and [[Hugo Gryn]]. From May 1945, he was Research Director at the Society for Jewish Studies and a member of the Association of Rabbis from Germany to London.
+==Personal life==
+He and his wife Gertrude had two daughters, Erica who moved to London in 1936 and Gerda who emigrated to England in 1938.<ref name= "Life"/>
+==Death and legacy==
+He died in Morris Feinmann House, [[Manchester]]<ref name="AJR"/> on 22 April 1965. His archives were donated to the [[Leo Baeck Institute]] in New York.<ref name= "Life"/>
+[[File:Gedenktafel Arthur Loewenstamm.jpg|This plaque was placed on the pavement, in front of Lowenstamm's former home on Feldstrasse in Spandau, on 9 November 2005|thumb|left]]
+At the initiative of the Spandau Borough Council, a memorial tablet was unveiled in 1988 on the site of the former synagogue.<ref name="German Wikipedia">{{cite web | url=http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_L%C3%B6wenstamm | title=Arthur Loewenstamm | publisher=[[German Wikipedia]] | accessdate=1 April 2013}}</ref>
+On 15 August 2002 a street in Spandau was named Loewenstamm Street.<ref name="Street">{{cite web | url=http://berlin.kauperts.de/Strassen/Loewenstammstrasse-13591-Berlin#Geschichte | title=Loewenstamm Street | publisher=Kauperts | work=Berlin street directory | accessdate=1 April  2013}}</ref>
+==Publications==
+* ''[[Hermann Lotze|Lotzes Lehre vom Ding an sich und Ich an sich]]'', H. Fleischmann Verlag, 1906.
+*''Hugo Grotius’ Stellung zum Judentum ([[Hugo Grotius]]'s attitude toward Judaism)'',  [[Breslau]]. 1929.
+==Further reading==
+*Ernst Gottfried Lowenthal: ''Juden in Preussen. Ein biographisches Verzeichnis. (Jews in Prussia. A biographical directory)'' Dietrich Riemer Verlag, Berlin 1982, ISBN 3-496-01012-6, page 143
+*Carsten Wilke und Katrin Nele Jansen:''Die Rabbiner im Deutschen Reich 1871–1945 (The rabbis of the German Reich 1871-1945)'',  K.G. Saur 2009
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+==See also==
+*[[Movement for Reform Judaism]]
+{{Persondata
+| NAME              = Loewenstamm, Arthur
+| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
+| SHORT DESCRIPTION = British rabbi
+| DATE OF BIRTH     = Ratibor
+| PLACE OF BIRTH    = 1882
+| DATE OF DEATH     = 1965
+| PLACE OF DEATH    = Manchester
+}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Loewenstamm, Arthur}}
+[[Category: 1882 births]]
+[[Category: 20th-century rabbis]]
+[[Category: 1965 deaths]]
+[[Category: British Reform rabbis]]
+[[Category:Sachsenhausen concentration camp| ]]
+{{Reform Judaism in the United Kingdom}}