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(Jt) Vienna) Mannheimer, I. N : GOTTESDIENSTLICHE VORTRÄGE, GEHALTEN IM ISRAELITISCHEN BETHAUSE IN WIEN. COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME

Vienna: Brüder Winter, 1876. Wrappers; 8vo. Viii, 160, 203 pages. Two volumes in one. In German. Text on title page: "Aus dessen shcriftlichem Nachlasse herausgegeben. " "Vorwort des Herausgebers, " volume 1, signed: S. Hammerschlag. "Mannheimer was a Vienna preacher and creator of a moderate, compromise Reform ritual....one of the leading preachers of the 19th century, attracting all segments of the Jewish population; he adhered to an inspirational rather than didactic concept of preaching. His sermons, in which the aggadah was translated into modern terms, remained classical in form and content, yet they were the least rule bound and formalistic of contemporary sermons. Moreover, he was not reluctant to acknowledge his debt to Christian masters of the art of preaching. In his mature years in Vienna he rejected radical Reform and adopted a middle course in his service, eliminating some traditions without destroying their essence. He insisted on Hebrew as the language of worship, retained the prayers of Zion and Jerusalem, did not incorporate organ music into the service, and vigorously defended circumcision as a ritual of fundamental importance. In creating a form of worship known as "worship according to Mannheimer" (or "the Viennese rite") he prevented a split in the community, and became a pioneer in this type of service in the communities of Austria, Hungary, and Bohemia. His service was also imitated in some German communities. He helped to foster reforms in religious education, retaining Hebrew as an important element and introduced birth, marriage, and death registers into the community. He also helped to found a number of charitable and cultural organizations and fought for the rights of the Jews in general society; with great persistence he sought to gain legal recognition of the Viennese community. " (Bernard Suler, EJ) SUBJECT(S) : Jewish sermons -- Austria. Sermons, German -- Jewish authors. OCLC lists 19 copies worldwide. Disbound. All pages present. Pages dark and very brittle, with chipping to edges, particularly front cover, with loss of three letters of text in lower right-hand corner. Fair condition. (GER-4-8)

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