GEIGER, ABRAHAM — (1810–1874), pioneer of the wissenschaft des judentums and founder of reform judaism . Geiger was born in Frankfurt am Main to an Orthodox family and received a traditional religious education. Already in his childhood, he began studying… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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