Jacob Joseph Oettinger Explained

Jacob Joseph Oettinger
Organisationposition:	Chief Rabbi of Berlin
Began:	1825
Ended:	1860
Birth Date:	1780
Birth Place:	Glogau, Silesia, Prussia
Death Date:	1860
Death Place:	Berlin, Germany
Nationality:	German

Rabbi Jacob Joseph Oettinger (Hebrew: הרב יעקב יוסף עטטינגר^[1] 1780 – 1860), a native of Glogau, acted as the final chief rabbi of Berlin between 1825 and 1860,^[2] and served for some time as the dean of Berlin's rabbinical college.^[3] Oettinger was also known as an opponent of Leopold Zunz.^[4]

Notes and References

1. with a doubled ט in accordance with the spelling of his name in his approbation for Book: David Cassel

   . Cassel . David . David Cassel . Teshuvot geʼonim ḳadmonim . 1848 . Fridlendershe bukhdruḳerai . Berlin . Approbation, p.1 . 19156656 .

2. Web site: Berlin. JewishEncyclopedia.com. 15 December 2014.
3. Book: Deutsch. G.. Central Conference of American Rabbis, vol. 13. 1904. The Lord Baltimore Press. Baltimore. 341.
4. Web site: What color was Rashi's shirt? Who said it and why?. On the Main Line. Mississippi Fred MacDowell. 15 December 2014.