Rabbi Samuel Hirsch (Thalfang 1815 - Chicago 1889) was instrumental
in the development of Reform Judaism in Europe and the USA. This
volume is the first lengthy publication devoted to this striking
personality whose significance was no less than that of his
contemporaries Abraham Geiger and David Einhorn. En route from
Thalfang via Dessau and Luxembourg to Philadelphia, Hirsch left his
mark on societal, religious, and philosophical developments in
manifold ways. By the time he was appointed Chief Rabbi of the
Jewish community in Luxembourg in 1843, he had already written many
of his most important works on the philosophy of religion. In them
he engaged in debate with the Young Hegelians on the importance of
Judaism, the religion that, more than any other, enabled the human
actualization of freedom so central to Hegel's philosophy. Over
time Hirsch took an increasingly radical stance on issues such as
Jewish rituals and mixed marriage. The goal of his reforms was not
assimilation. He strove to strengthen Judaism to meet the demands
of modernity and enable its survival in the modern era. Hirsch's
story is key to understanding the transnational history of Reform
Judaism and the struggle of Jews to secure a place in history and
society.
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