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Bensheim, Simon
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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Member of the grandducal Oberrat (Upper House) of Baden; born at Mannheim Oct. 14, 1823; died there Oct. 26, 1898. Extremely active in congregational and philanthropic matters, he was annually elected by unanimous vote a member of the synagogal council, and finally its president. The grand duke recognized his worth as a communal leader and as a public-spirited citizen by conferring upon him the Zähringer Löwen-Order of the second class. As a member of the grand ducal Oberrat he won for himself the respect and esteem of all classes of people.
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- Der Gemeindebote, p. 2, in Allgemeine Zeitung des Judenthums, 1898, No. 49.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Bensheim, Simon'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/b/bensheim-simon.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Bensheim, Simon'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/b/bensheim-simon.html. 1901.
