Lwów
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Lezar Gotvirt
Signer of a protest against Ezekiel Caro's election.
Lev Broida
Rabbi of the Orthodox community in Lviv and son-in-law of Hirsh Ornstein.
Moshe Rapaport
Rabbi brought from America to Lviv by opponents of Lev Broida's appointment.
Moshe HaCohen Rapoport
Rabbi known as the Rabbi of Zanz; born in Lvov in 1827.
Mordechai'l Hisid
Father of Moshe Rapoport; co-founded a kloiz in Lvov.
Wolf Shinblum
Co-founded a kloiz with Mordechai'l Hisid.
Taube Rapoport
Wife of Moshe Rapoport and daughter of Shmuel Babd.
Shmuel Babd
Father of Taube Rapoport and brother of Rabbi Yosef ben Moshe Babd.
Yosef ben Moshe Babd
Rabbi in Ternopil and author of Minhat Hinukh.
Simcha Rapoport
Son who traveled to the Land of Israel with Moshe and Taube Rapoport in 1890.
Dr. Leon Kolisher
Lawyer who helped initiate construction of a progressive prayer house in Lviv.
Rabbi Moses Rapoport
Was appointed rabbi of the New Shul despite opposition from the community and authorities.
Rabbi Leib Broida
Candidate for the Lviv Forstadt rabbinate who was elected.
Rabbi Meir Shapiro
Student of Rabbi Moses Rapoport and head of the Lublin Yeshiva.
Dr. Maximilian Landsberger
Later served as a representative in the Galician Diet.
Epshtain
Served on the temple committee.
Kolisher
Served on the temple committee and as an inspector.
Dr. Blumenfeld
Served on the temple committee; his home hosted an 1840 meeting.
Dibs
Served on the temple committee.
Rosenstein
Served on the temple committee.
Mendel Shor
Was elected treasurer of the temple committee.
Dr. Grinberg
Was elected secretary.
Meinheimer
A preacher in Vienna whose advice was sought on the prayer order.
Dr. Zachs
A doctor in Prague whose advice was sought on the prayer order.
Isaac Rosenberg
Left an estate designated for construction of a new prayer house.
Count Jan Saryusz Zamoyski
Donated a substantial quantity of timber to the building campaign.
Dr. Balan
Author cited for describing the building’s design.
Joshua Abers
Proposed for a role in the religious community.
Solomon Cohen
Father of Abraham Cohen and a peddler.
Rabbi Isaac Spitz
Taught Abraham Cohen Talmud.
Rabbi Samuel Landau
Granted Abraham Cohen authorization to teach.
Hirz Homberg
Granted Abraham Cohen a pedagogical certificate for religious instruction.
Abraham Cohen
Became a preacher in Lvov in 1844.
Yehoshua Avram
A cantor received in 1844 to establish and train the Temple choir.
Judah Samuel Kantor
One of the first sextons of the Temple.
Shlomo Blumenfeld
One of the first sextons and a speaker at the Temple dedication.