ÖAW
KARPLUS Hermann David
Book launch I Der Leopoldstädter Tempel
Tuesday, 04.11.2025, 18:30 - 19:30
Zum Kalender hinzufügen
1010 Wien
Dorotheergasse 11

The Association for the Remembrance of Dr Hermann Karplus and the Austrian Academy of Sciences Press are pleased and honored to cordially invite you to the

BOOK LAUNCH
 
Der Leopoldstädter Tempel – Eine Dokumentation 
by Hermann David Karplus

In this insightful work, Hermann David Karplus offers a detailed portrayal of Jewish life in 19th-century Vienna. Drawing on newly rediscovered archival materials, he examines the social circumstances of the Jewish community, the history of the synagogue’s construction, and the notable controversies surrounding ritual practices, including the debate over whether or not to play the organ during services.
The book also provides biographical sketches of key community figures -- rabbis, preachers, cantors, and other officials, bringing to life a formative era in Viennese Jewish history. Karplus’s careful research reveals documents and architectural plans, once thought lost and now uncovered in the archives of the Vienna Jewish Community in Jerusalem.

PROGRAM

Panel Discussion:
Dalia Karplus-Feuchtwanger – author's wife
Gabriele Kohlbauer-Fritz – Curator, Jewish Museum, Vienna
Yochai Ben-Ghedalia – Director, Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People, Jersusalem

Moderator: Martin Haidinger – historian, writer, and Science Editor, ORF (national public broadcaster and news website of Austria)

A buffet reception will follow the event

The event will be both livestreamed and recorded. The livestream may be viewed directly on the Association’s homepage.
 

Registration is requested.

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