Leib Weissberg

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

Rabbi

Leib Weissberg
Personal
Born
Arjeh Leib Weissberg

(1893-01-09)January 9, 1893
Probużna, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary
Died1942 (aged 48–49)
Jasenovac concentration camp, Independent State of Croatia
ReligionJudaism
NationalityCroatian
SpouseAdela Weissberg
ChildrenSamuel and Saadia Weissberg
ParentsSeide and Ehaja Weissberg
DenominationOrthodox Judaism
Alma materIsraelitisch-theologische Lehranstalt Vienna
PositionRabbi
SynagogueSlavonski Brod Synagogue
ResidenceSlavonski Brod

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 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
  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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