Background
His father Salomon Carlebach (1845–1919) was rabbi in Lübeck.
His father Salomon Carlebach (1845–1919) was rabbi in Lübeck.
He attended the Katharineum school in Lübeck, where he befriended his schoolmate Thomas Mann, as the latter recalled.
Carlebach belonged to a well known German rabbi family. They are Emanuel Carlebach (1874-1927), Joseph Carlebach (1883–1942), David Carlebach (1885–1913) and Hartwig Naftali Carlebach (1889–1967). Carlebach is most known for his work in founding Orthodox Jewish schools in Germany, notably Leipzig, from 1900.
He was a leading figure in the construction of the Jewish High School and the synagogue Etz Chaim.
In 1924 he was appointed the chief Orthodox Rabbi of Leipzig. In 1935 Carlebach moved to the British Mandate of Palestine where he died in 1936.