Leib Weissberg

Rabbi
Leib Weissberg
Rabbi Leib Weissberg
Personal
Born	Arjeh Leib Weissberg; January 9, 1893; Probużna, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary
Died	1942 (aged 48–49); Jasenovac concentration camp, Independent State of Croatia
Religion	Judaism
Nationality	Croatian
Spouse	Adela Weissberg
Children	Samuel and Saadia Weissberg
Parent(s)	Seide and Ehaja Weissberg
Denomination	Orthodox Judaism
Alma mater	Israelitisch-theologische Lehranstalt Vienna
Position	Rabbi
Synagogue	Slavonski Brod Synagogue
Residence	Slavonski Brod

Leib Weissberg (January 9, 1893 – 1942) was a Slavonski Brod rabbi who was killed during the Holocaust.

Weissberg was born in Probużna (then part of Austria-Hungary) to Jewish parents Seide and Ehaja (née Ringel) Weissberg. He was married to Adela (née Taubes) Weissberg with whom he had two sons: Samuel (born on April 25, 1933, in Brod na Savi) and Saadia (born on December 28, 1936, in Slavonski Brod). Weissberg was educated at the rabbinical seminary "Israelitisch-theologische Lehranstalt Vienna". He didn't know any Croatian when he arrived in Brod with his wife, but he quickly learned it. Weissberg was a rabbi of the Jewish Community of Slavonski Brod until World War II. His wife would often replace him at religious classes. Weissberg and his family were deported to Jasenovac concentration camp where they all were killed in 1942. Weissberg was the last rabbi of Slavonski Brod until this day.^[1]^[2]

References

^ (in Croatian) Stribor Uzelac Schwendemann: Leksikon mrtvih; Prilog za prouĉavanje povijesti brodske Židovske zajednice: stranica 80, 88: godina 2010.
^ "Arjeh Leib Weissberg". Pages of testimony by Ram Khaim (relative). Yad Vashem.

Bibliography

[1] (in Croatian) Stribor Uzelac Schwendemann: Leksikon mrtvih; Prilog za prouĉavanje povijesti brodske Židovske zajednice: stranica 80, 88: godina 2010.

[2] "Arjeh Leib Weissberg". Pages of testimony by Ram Khaim (relative). Yad Vashem.

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