Jacob_Reinowitz
Jacob Reinowitz (1818 – 17 May 1893), also known as Reb Yankele, was a British rabbi and dayan.
Jacob Reinowitz was born in 1818 in Wilkowisk, Poland (now Vilkaviškis, Lithuania), descended from a long line of rabbis and scholars.[1]
He assumed the role of rabbi in his hometown at the age of twenty-eight and served in this capacity for thirty years. In 1876, he relocated to London, where he accepted the position of preacher at the Talmud Torah in Whitechapel.[2] His erudition and dedication in the East End of London attracted the attention of Chief Rabbi Nathan Marcus Adler, leading to his appointment as a member of the London Beth Din.[1]
Among Reinowitz's students were Simeon Singer, Hermann Adler, and Moses Hyamson.[1]
Reinowitz is believed to have been the inspiration for the character "Reb Shemuel" in Israel Zangwill's work, Children of the Ghetto.[3]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Jacobs, Joseph; Lipkind, Goodman (1905). "Reinowitz, Jacob (Reb Yankele)". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 368.
- Newman, Eugene (1969–1970). "The Responsa of Dayan Jacob Reinowitz, 1818–1893". Transactions & Miscellanies. 23. Jewish Historical Society of England: 22–33. JSTOR 29778783.
- Rubinstein, William D.; Jolles, Michael A.; Rubinstein, Hillary L., eds. (2011). "Reinowitz, Jacob". The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 796. ISBN 978-0-230-30466-6. OCLC 793104984.
- "Table Talk". The Literary World. Vol. 47. London. May 26, 1893. p. 485.