Henrique Lemle (also spelled Heinrich Lemle) was a German-Brazilian rabbi associated with

Reform Judaism Reform Judaism, also known as Liberal Judaism or Progressive Judaism, is a major Jewish denomination that emphasizes the evolving nature of Judaism, the superiority of its ethical aspects to its ceremonial ones, and belief in a continuous searc ...

. Lemle was born in 1909 in

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, Germany. He received his doctorate degree in 1932 and served as a rabbi in Mannheim and Frankfurt-am-Main. Under the Nazi regime, Lemle was briefly interned in the

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concentration camp until he was released through the efforts of the

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who assisted Lemle in migrating to the United Kingdom.Meyer, Michael. (1995). ''Response to Modernity: A History of the Reform Movement in Judaism''. Wayne State University. Page 341. He subsequently migrated to Brazil where his rabbinic career included his position as rabbi to the liberal Jewish community in

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. He died in Brazil in 1978 at age 68.

Career

After settling in Brazil, Lemle founded the Associacao Religiosa Israelita for Jewish immigrants. Lemle also co-founded the Christian-Jewish Fraternal Council in Brazil. Lemle authored a number of Jewish books, including a Jewish prayerbook in Portuguese.

References

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