Abraham Placzek

Abraham Placzek (January 1799 – 10 December 1884) was a Moravian rabbi, who served as Landesrabbiner of Moravia from 1851 until his death.

Landesrabbiner Abraham Placzek
Personal life
Born	January 1799 (1799-01) Prerau, Moravia, Austria-Hungary
Died	10 December 1884 (1884-12-11) (aged 85) Boskowitz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary
Religious life
Religion	Judaism
Denomination	Orthodox
Jewish leader
Predecessor	Samson Raphael Hirsch
Successor	Baruch Placzek
Position	Landesrabbiner of Moravia
Began	October 1851
Ended	10 December 1884

Placzek was born into a Jewish family in Prerau, Austria-Hungary (now Přerov, Czech Republic). In 1827 he became rabbi in his native city, and from 1832 to 1840 he officiated at Weisskirchen.^[1] We was then called to Boskowitz, where he served as rabbi until his death.^[2]

In October 1851, he succeeded Samson Raphael Hirsch as acting Landesrabbiner of Moravia. In this office he defended the rights of the Jews, and supported Solomon Spitzer [Wikidata] efforts against liturgical reform.^[3] Placzek was a prominent Talmudic scholar, as well as a successful teacher, and carried on correspondence with eminent rabbis, in whose collections of responsa his name is frequently mentioned.^[4]