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Sándor Büchler

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Alexander Büchler (Hebrew: שאנדור ביכלר, Hungarian: Bűchler Sándor; 24 September 1869 in Fülek (Fiľakovo), Kingdom of Hungary – July 1944 in Auschwitz)[1] was a Hungarian rabbi and educator.

He is a son of the Talmudist rabbi Phineas Büchler of Mór. He was educated at the gymnasium in Székesfehérvár and at the university and the seminary of Budapest; he received the degree of Ph.D. in 1893 and was ordained as rabbi in 1895. In 1897 he was called to Keszthely.

Literary works

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Büchler's works include essays on the history of the Jews in Hungary, published in the "Magyar Zsidó Szemle" and the "Österreichische Wochenschrift", and the following books:

  • "Niederlassungen der Juden in Europa im XVI. und XVII. Jahrhundert, mit Besonderer Rücksichtauf Ungarn", Budapest, 1893 (in Hungarian);
  • "Schay Lamoreh", "Kolel Miktebe Ḥakme Yisrael", Budapest, 1895 (in Hebrew);
  • "History of the Jews in Budapest", 1901 (in Hungarian)

References

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Inline citations

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  1. ^ Frojimovics, Kinga; Komoróczy, Géza (1999). Jewish Budapest: Monuments, Rites, History. Central European University Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-963-9116-37-5.

Sources referenced

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSinger, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
By : Isidore Singer & Ludwig Venetianer: JewishEncyclopedia.com - BÜCHLER, ALEXANDER at www.jewishencyclopedia.com
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