ROTHSCHILD, DAVID:
German rabbi and author; born at Hamm, Westphalia, Nov. 16, 1816; died at Aachen Jan. 28, 1892. After completing his studies he became preacher in his native town. In 1850 he was called as rabbi to Aachen, and in 1862 to Alzey, Hesse. Rothschild was a follower of Reform Judaism. He wrote: "Der Eid der Juden: Eine Kritische Beleuchtung vom Jüdisch-Theologischen Standpunkt," Brilon, 1847; "Die Psalmen in Uebersetzungen, Betrachtungen und Gebet," Bonn, 1850; "Gebetbuch nach dem Ritus der Israelitischen Gemeinde zu Aachen," Aachen, 1853; "Der Synagogale Cultus in Historisch-Kritischer Entwicklung, Populär Dargestellt," Alzey, 1870; "Spinoza: Zur Rechtfertiung Seiner Philosophie und Zeit," Leipsic, 1877.
