Samuel Holdheim

Samuel Holdheim
Personal
Born1806
Died22 August 1860(1860-08-22) (aged 53–54)
ReligionJudaism
NationalityPrussian

Samuel Holdheim (1806 – 22 August 1860) was a German rabbi and author, and one of the more extreme leaders of the early Reform Movement in Judaism. A pioneer in modern Jewish homiletics, he was often at odds with the Orthodox community.[1]

  1. ^ (History of the Jews, p. 565)[full citation needed]