Английская Википедия:Akiba Eisenberg
Dr. Akiba Eisenberg (20 September 1908 – 8 April 1983) was a former Chief Rabbi of Vienna.
Biography
Eisenberg was born in Vác, near Budapest.[1][2][3] During World War II, he survived by hiding with his brother in the outlying area with non-Jewish farmers.[1]
In 1948 Eisenberg became the Chief Rabbi of Vienna, after having served as the rabbi of Győr, Hungary.[4][5] He would establish a Beth Din with the help of the Jewish Agency and advocate as a Zionist while serving this role.[6][7] He would also be the target of an antisemitic terrorist attack, when a pipe bomb was detonated outside of his home on 4 February 1982.[8][9]
Eisenberg, working from Seitenstettengasse, the only synagogue in Vienna not destroyed by the Nazis, began Jewish education within the city.[10] In 1969, he was given the title 'Doctor,' by the President of Austria for his work in education.[4]
Eisenberg died on 8 April 1983, at the age of 74, from heart failure, in Vienna.[4][11] After his death, his son Paul Chaim succeeded him as the Chief Rabbi.[5][7]
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