Isaac Rosenberg – författare

Isaac Rosenberg was born on November 25th 1890 in Bristol. As a child his family moved to the squalid streets of London’s Jewish Ghetto, and took any number of menial jobs to survive. Isaac only attended school briefly at age 14. He began work as an engraver’s apprentice and to work in his spare time on his painting. These talents in painting and other visual arts allowed him to go to a funded place at the Slade School of Art. His early poetry was closely associated with the Romantic movement, especially the influences of Keats and Shelley. His volume of poems ‘Youth’ was published in 1915 and then he enlisted to fight in the War. He fought until 1918 and his death in the battle of Arras on April 1st at the age of 28. Within those few short years he found his own distinctive and clear voice. He is mainly remembered as a War Poet and on the horrific canvas that was to be The First World War he expressed himself as few others could. ‘August 1914’ like many of his works is short but distilled to an essence with a clear and unquenchable voice.

Isaac Rosenberg was born on 25th November 1890 in Bristol. As a child his family moved to the squalid streets of London’s Jewish Ghetto, and took any number of menial jobs to survive.

Isaac only attended school briefly at age 14. He began work as an engraver’s apprentice and to work in his spare time on his painting. These talents in painting and other visual arts allowed him to go to a funded place at the Slade School of Art.

His early poetry was closely associated with the Romantic movement, especially the influences of Keats and Shelley.

His volume of poems ‘Youth’ was published in 1915 and then he enlisted to fight in the Great War.

He fought until 1918 and his death in the battle of Arras on 1st April at the age of 28.

Within those few short years he found his own distinctive and clear voice. He is mainly remembered as a War Poet and on the horrific canvas that was to be The First World War he expressed himself as few others could. ‘Moses’ like many of his works is short but distilled to an essence with a clear and unquenchable voice.

The author, Isaac Rosenberg, received his semichah at the Rabbiner-Seminar (Hildesheimer) in Berlin in 1888, and graced the synagogue pulpit in the eastern German city of Thorn for twenty-fififive years. He belonged to a new class of rabbis known as "Rabbiner Doktor" – with Ph.D.s as well as rabbinic ordination. A leader in his community, Dr. Rosenberg delivered passionate sermons in impeccable High German – sermons that uplifted and inspired rather than rebuked. Yet they contain messages that are as fresh today as they were a century ago. This English volume includes an intriguing introduction by Dr. Fred Gottlieb on the history of German- Jewish homiletics and associated controversies.(Language: English, Original Language; German) In the year 1897, Isaac Rosenberg accepted the pulpit of a synagogue in the East German town of Thorn. He was one of a new class of rabbis at the turn of the century known as “Rabbiner Doktor” – with Ph.D. degrees as well as rabbinical ordination. Well ensconced as a leader in his community, Rabbi Rosenberg delivered passionate sermons to his congregants on the occasion of Jewish festivals – sermons that uplifted rather than scolded, that inspired a community of Jews whose religious observance was waning with love for their families and pride in Judaism's contributions to the world. Rabbi Rosenberg’s sermons, called Predigten, were delivered in impeccable High German. This collection was originally published in Frankfurt am Main in 1903 with the title Festpredigten, meaning “Festival Sermons.” Many German rabbis from that era published their sermons, but very few have been translated into English. In addition to being of interest to students of homiletics and history, this volume contains messages that are relevant for us today – messages that the English reader can enjoy and take to heart.