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Elie Munk
Elie Munk was a French rabbi and rabbinic scholar who served communities in Germany and France.
1900 to 1981District rabbi of AnsbachRabbi of an Orthodox Paris communityRabbinic scholarship
- Born
- 15 September 1900, 9th arrondissement of Paris
- Died
- 5 June 1981, New York City
- Occupation
- rabbi
Elie Munk was born in 1900 in 9th arrondissement of Paris
Elie Munk was born in 1900. He came from a long line of German rabbis and scholars.
From 1926 to 1936 he was the district rabbi of Ansbach in Bavaria, Germany. In 1936 he moved with his family to Paris. There he became rabbi of the Communauté Israélite de la Stricte Observance.
After the Nazi invasion of France, the family moved to Switzerland in 1940. They stayed there until the Liberation of Paris.
He married Fanny Frumet Goldberger. Their daughter Amélie married Immanuel Jakobovits, who became Chief Rabbi of the UK, and their daughter Miriam married Rabbi Abba Bronspiegel. Munk died in 1981.
Milestones in Elie Munk's life
- 1900
Born.
- 1926
Became district rabbi of Ansbach, Bavaria.
- 1936
Moved to Paris and became a community rabbi there.
- 1940
Moved with his family to Switzerland after the Nazi invasion of France.
- 1981
Died.
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