Joachim Jacob Unger (born 25 November 1826 in

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, Zemplén County,

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16 October 1912) was an

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Biography

He studied at the

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(Ph.D. 1859), and was appointed rabbi of Jihlava,

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, in 1860. He wrote several works, including: * ''Hebräische Philologie und Biblische Exegese'', in Mannheimer-Album, Vienna, 1864 * ''Bemerkungen über die Phönicischen Opfertafeln von Marseille und Carthago'', in ''Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft'', xxiv. * ''Die Judenfrage in Preussen'', in ''Neuzeit'', 1874 * ''Patriotische Casual-Reden'', Iglau, 1881 (2d ed. Prague, 1899) * ''Dichtungen'', ib. 1885 * ''Fest- und Sabbath-Predigten'', Prague and Breslau, 1903

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, ''Biog. Lex.'' pp. 505–507, Vienna, 1881; **

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, ''Bibl. Post-Mendels.'', p. 401.

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* J.J.U.: ''Die Grundsäulen einer wahrhaft freisinnigen Verfassung. Festrede zur Jahresfeier der österreichischen Staatsverfassung, gehalten am 26. Februar 1862'' In: ''Patriotische Casual-Reden'' 2nd. enlarged ed., Prague: Jakob B. Brandeis, 1899, p. 3 - 1

Original (German) * J.J.U.: ''Die Merkmale der gottberufenen Herrschermacht. Festrede zur Jubelfeier der 25jährigen Regierung Seiner Majestät, des Kaisers Franz Joseph I of Austria, Franz Joseph I., gehalten am 2. December 1873'' In: ibid. p. 27 - 3

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