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British rabbi
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Male
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Birth:
12 February 1762(London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom)
Death:
31 October 1842(London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom)
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Biography
Rabbi Solomon Hirschell (12 February 1762, London – 31 October 1842, London) was the Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, 1802-42. He is best remembered for his unsuccessful attempt to stop the spread of Reform Judaism in Britain by excommunicating its leaders.
His name is also spelt Hirschel and Herschell.
His father was a Polish Jew from Galicia, Hirschel Levin, Chief Rabbi of London and Berlin and a friend of Moses Mendelssohn. His older brother was the Talmudist Saul Berlin.
He died on 31 October 1842 (27th of Cheshvan 5603), and was buried in the Alderney Road cemetery, in London's East End.