REV. DR.
HENRY WILLIAM SCHNEEBERGER
Eev. Dr. Ilcnry William Sclincoberper, who is identified with the Chizuk Emuuali Congregatiou over thirty-four years, was bora in the city of Xew York in September, 1848, the son of Eegina and Signnmd Schneeberger, a well-known merchant. At an early age he showed a strong inclination for the ministry, an inclination fostered by his father, who saw to it that his son should receive a thorough education and training under the best teachers. Eabbi Schneeberger received his secular knowledge in the public schools of his native city, at Columbia Preparatory School, under Dr. Anthon, and took a course at Columbia College, where he obtained the degrees of B.A. and M.A. Technical studies were conducted under the late Mr. Sachs and Professor Newman of London. After graduating from Columbia he went abroad to attain a rabbinical knowledge at the seminary of the late Dr. M. Lehman of Mayence for some time, Avhen he left for the city of Eisenstadt, Hungary, where the late Dr. I. Hildesheimer presided over his rabbinical college, and tlien followed him to Berlin, where he spent two years at the theological seminary Dr. Hildesheimer established here he obtained a thorough training, and here he received his rabbinical diploma from Dr. Hildesheimer. AVhile in Europe he attended the universities of Jena, Berlin and Vienna. Eeturning to Xew York in 1872, Dr. Schneeberger was elected rabbi and superintendent of the congregation ;
Poel Zedek. in Baltimore,
In 1876, as above stated, he received a whose pulpit he occupies to this day.
call to his
present congregation
On October 20, 1901, the twenty-fifth anniversary of his connection with the congregation was celebrated by the members of the congregation and the public in general. Addresses were made by Dr. Aaron Eriedenwald, Eabbis Dr. Eosenau, Dr. Guttmacher and Hon. Isaac Lobe Strauss, the latter representing the former pupils,, who are numbered by the thousands. During his stay in Europe Dr. Schneeberger wrote "The Life and Works of Eabbi Yehooda Hanasi,'' contributed articles to the "Jewish Messenger" and the '"American Hebrew of N"ew York"'; "The Eabbi and the Young People" (Activities of the Eabbi), a translation of "Plessner's on Prayer." Dr. Schneeberger's activities were not confined to his congregation. He was for a number of years president of the Education Society, has conducted the education of the immigrants in this city from their very first arrival, and has been for years the superintendent of the night school of the above society; has been a
member
of the advisor}^ board of the
New York
Theological Seminary,
of the Alliance Israelite L'niverselle of the Baltimore branch,
advisory council of the "American Jewish Committee," a
is
a
member
is
a director
member
of the
of the executive
committee of "Orthodox Jewish Congregations of the United States and Canada," and is the secretary of the Hebrew Ladies' Sewing Society of Baltimore. In April,. 1882, he was married to Miss Sarah Xussbaun. daughter of the late Eabl)i CharlesNussbaun, of New York City.
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