1812 - 1892
Liebman Adler
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1811
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| Died |
1892
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Liebman Adler (1812 – 1892) was a prominent U.S. rabbi. Adler was born in the town of Lengsfeld in the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar, Germany.
After studying under many prominent Hebrew scholars, he immigrated to America in his early forties, serving as rabbi at Temple Beth El in Detroit, the oldest Jewish congregation in Michigan, before assuming the pulpit of Kehillath Anshe Maarabh ("K.A.M.") in Chicago, the oldest Jewish congregation in Illinois, in 1861. A self-styled "orthodox reformer", he served the congregation for over 20 years, delivering his sermons in German.
An "avowed abolitionist", he spoke out forcefully against slavery during the American Civil War. In History of the Jews of Chicago (1924), Hyman L. Meites wrote that Adler was "one of the most beloved rabbis to be found in the country", explaining:
