Jacob Sonderling

Background

He was born in a chassidic family and was an early Zionist (Klal Yisrael).

Career

His aim was to combine art and religion. Sonderling was born in Lipine, now part of Świętochłowice. He wrote his Doctor of Philosophy dissertation about the logic lessons of Kant.

He was a preacher at Hamburg Temple with David Leimdörfer.

In World War I, he was Field Rabbi in the Hindenburg army and emigrated to the United States in 1923. After his arrival in the United States of America, he served as a rabbi in New York and Chicago.

He died, aged 85, in Los Los Angeles

Achievements

• In Los Angeles he was founder of the Fairfax Temple and helped Jewish immigrants with music commissions.