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Lehman Kahn

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Lehman Kahn
Born(1827-09-09)September 9, 1827
Breisach, Baden, German Confederation
DiedFebruary 4, 1915(1915-02-04) (aged 87)[1]
Brussels, Belgium
Pen nameL. K. Amitaï
LanguageFrench

Lehman Kahn (September 9, 1827 – February 4, 1915), also known by the pseudonym L. K. Amitaï, was a Belgian Jewish educationist and writer.

Biography

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Lehman Kahn was born in Breisach, Baden, to Jewish parents Sara (née Stetter) and David Kahn.[2] He was educated at the Progymnasium of Breisach and at the polytechnic school and the pedagogic seminary of Carlsruhe.[3]

After occupying the position of teacher in his native country and at the Jewish school of Hegenheim, Alsace, Kahn was called to Brussels as principal of the Jewish school there (1855). He also taught singing and conducted the choir at the city's synagogue services.[4] In October, 1863, he founded L'Institut International Kahn, a school of commerce and modern languages.[3]

Under the pseudonym L. K. Amitaï, he published essays on intermarriage, assimilation, antisemitism, and other topics of concern to the Jewish community.

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References

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSinger, Isidore; Mannheimer, S. (1904). "Kahn, Lehman". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 413.

  1. ^ "Events in 5675: July 1, 1914, to May 31, 1915". The American Jewish Year Book. 17: 228. 1915. JSTOR 23600770.
  2. ^ Breisach am Rhein; Israelitische Gemeinde; Standesbücher. Deutschland, Baden, Kirchenbuchduplikate, 1804–1877. Vol. 10 (468). Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg. p. 121.
  3. ^ a b  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSinger, Isidore; Mannheimer, S. (1904). "Kahn, Lehman". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 413.
  4. ^ Pierret, Philippe (2003). "Les concepts familiaux dans l'épigraphie funéraire contemporaine: Contribution à l'histoire des familles juives à Bruxelles au XIXe siècle". In Hidiroglou, Patricia (ed.). Entre héritage et devenir: La construction de la famille juive. Paris: Publications de la Sorbonne. p. 324. ISBN 2-85944-494-7.