Lazar Grünhut

Grünhut Lazar (May 10, 1850 – February 2, 1913, Hebrew: אלעזר הלוי גרינהוט) was a Hungarian rabbi and writer. He is especially renowned for his research & publications in the field of Midrash.

Rabbi Lazar Grünhut
Title	Rabbi
Personal life
Born	May 10, 1850 Gerenda, Hungary
Died	February 2, 1913 Petah Tikva, Ottoman Palestine
Nationality	Hungarian
Notable work(s)	Kritische Untersuchung des Midrasch Kohelet Rabbah, Midrash Shir ha-Shirim, Sefer ha-Liḳḳuṭim, Ezra und Nehemia, Kritisch Erläutert, Saadia Gaon und Sein Commentar zum Buche Daniel, Yalkut ha-Machiri zu den Sprüchen Salomos, Die Reisebeschreibungen des R. Benjamin von Tudela
Alma mater	University of Bern
Known for	Research and publications in the field of Midrash
Occupation	Rabbi, Writer
Senior posting
Post	Rabbi of Temesvár

Lazar was born at Gerenda, Hungary on May 10, 1850. Receiving his diploma as rabbi while a mere youth, he went to Berlin, where he attended the lectures of Dr. Israel Hildesheimer at the rabbinical seminary, as well as those at the university. He graduated (Ph.D.) from the University of Bern. For eleven years he officiated as rabbi at Temesvár, Hungary.

In 1892, he moved to Jerusalem on invitation to be director of the Jewish orphanage at Jerusalem. There he was active in teaching and in Zionist political activism. He was active in the Mizrachi movement and was their representative in the Zionist Congress.

He died in Petah Tikva on February 2, 1913.

Grünhut's works

• "Kritische Untersuchung des Midrasch Kohelet Rabbah" (Berlin, 1892);
• "Das Verbot des Genusses von Gesäuertem am Rüsttage des Pessachfestes," in "Zeit. für Evangelische Theologie," 1894–98;
• "Midrash Shir ha-Shirim" (Jerusalem, 1897);
• "Sefer ha-Liḳḳuṭim," i.-vi. (Jerusalem, 1898–1903);
• "Ezra und Nehemia, Kritisch Erläutert," part 1 (ib. 1899);
• "Saadia Gaon und Sein Commentar zum Buche Daniel" (St. Petersburg, 1899);
• "Saadia Gaon und Sein Commentar zu (Daniel,) Ezra und Nehemia" (ib. 1902);
• "Yalkut ha-Machiri zu den SprüchenSalomos" (Jerusalem, 1902);
• "Die Reisebeschreibungen des R. Benjamin von Tudela", published from manuscripts, with translations and introduction (ib. 1903).

Bibliography

Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography

• Das Rabbiner-Seminar zu Berlin, p. 41, Berlin, 1898.S.

other bibliography

• Getzel Kressel, Cyclopaedia of modern Hebrew Literature (Leksīqōn has-sifrūt hā'ibrīt be-dōrōt ha-aharōnīm) 1965, (Hebrew).

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "GRÜNHUT, LAZAR". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls..