Davin Schoenberger

Nordhausen, Germany

1897 - 1989
Rabbi Davin smiling wearing glasses outside
Rabbi Davin smiling wearing glasses outside

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Name in US
Rabbi Davin Schoenberger
Name at Birth
Davin Schönberger
Date of Birth

03/26/1897

Country of Birth
Germany
City of Birth

Nordhausen

Parents

Helene Hirsch

Phillipp Schoenberger

Spouse(s)

Ilse Fuchs
(05/30/1905 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg – 12/06/1997 Birmingham, AL)
Married March 18, 1930 in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

Children

Elaine Ginette Schoenberger (Spouse: George Katz)
(02/13/1936 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg – 10/31/2023 Northport, AL)

Religious Identity (Prewar)
Reform Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Reform Judaism
Dates Lived in Alabama

1955-1989

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Selma, Birmingham
Date and City of Death
12/05/1989 Birmingham, AL
City of Burial / Cemetery
Tuscaloosa, AL / Tuscaloosa Memorial Park
Other Experiences

Was chief rabbi in Aachen, Germany (1926-1938).

Before World War II he was a widely published poet, scholar, and lecturer. He performed the marriage ceremony of the parents of Anne Frank.

On November 9, 1938 (Kristallnacht), he saw his synagogue burned to the ground by the Nazis.

In the US, his chief pulpit was in Chicago, but he later served Temple Mishkan Israel in Selma, AL. Lived in Birmingham since his retirement in 1960.

Year / Ship to US / Arrival City
November 16, 1940 / SS Nerissa / Boston, MA
Dates Lived in Alabama

1955-1989

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Selma, Birmingham
Date and City of Death
12/05/1989 Birmingham, AL
City of Burial / Cemetery
Tuscaloosa, AL / Tuscaloosa Memorial Park
Personal Testimonies

“We the Six Million Murdered Speak,” a poem by Rabbi Davin Schoenberger, as read by Brian Kurlander (3:22).

Additional Resources

We The Six Million Murdered Speak
a poem by Rabbi Davin Schoenberger