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Robert Serebrenik
Robert Serebrenik (March 4, 1902 – February 11, 1965) was an Austrian-born Chief Rabbi of Luxembourg who later became rabbi in America. Life Serebrenik was born on March 4, 1902, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, the son of Peisach Serebrenik and Theresia Reiß. Serebrenik became Chief Rabbi of Luxembourg in January 1929. He was still Chief Rabbi when the German invasion of Luxembourg began on May 10, 1940. The country was conquered within several hours that day, after which he focused on mediating between the Nazi occupiers and the Luxembourg Jewish community and saving as many Jewish lives as he could. He was initially ordered to be discharged as Chief Rabbi when the Occupation began, but after he notified the authorities that Nazi regulations stipulated an Aryan was to replace every Jewish official removed from their post (which obviously could not be done in his case) he was allowed to remain Chief Rabbi with his salary intact. This led him to claim "I was the only Jew in al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Serebrenik, Between Shade And Darkness (cropped)
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
