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Judische Lehre und judisches Leben mit besonderer Beziehing auf die Juden in Oesterreich von Josef Ritter von Wertheimer, 1st ed., 1883, in German Wien, 34 pp., 22.5 x 15 cm Condition: ex-library stamps; soft cover is missing; discoloring to title page; some foxing to first and last pages. Josef Ritter von Wertheimer (also Joseph, born on March 15, 1800 in Augsburg[1]; died on March 16, 1887 in Vienna) was an Austrian philanthropist, author and champion of Jewish emancipation in Austria. Table of Contents Wertheimer was the second president of the Viennese Israelite Community. He came from an old and very respected family. His father Salomon Josef was a friend of the Enlightenment thinker Joseph von Sonnenfels, his mother Mirjam (Marianne), widowed Itzig, was related by marriage to the Viennese salonnières Fanny von Arnstein and Cäcilie von Eskeles, the wife of the banker Bernhard von Eskeles.[2] As early as 1825, Wertheimer had been studying methods of raising small children that came from England and had written several articles on the subject. On May 4, 1830, he founded the first institution for children under school age in Vienna together with the Catholic priest Johann Lindner to celebrate the birthday of Emperor Franz I: What prompted Josef Wertheimer to take this step? Despite the fact that he was influenced by Samuel Wilderspin, the director of the 'Central Toddler School' in London, he found that twice as many small children died, had accidents, were crippled or ill in the poor districts of Vienna than in the wealthy districts. The Jewish merchant compared the death lists from 1824 and 1826, which led to his demand, among other things, to create institutions for the children of the poor in which they would be protected from intellectual neglect and their physical well-being and morality would be promoted. In 1843, he also founded the first Israelite children's day care facility in Vienna. In 1860, Wertheimer was made a Knight of the Franz Joseph Order for his philanthropic activities and his services to the Austrian economy.[4] In 1868, he was one of the co-founders of the first Austrian private educational institution for kindergarten teachers, Vienna-Leopoldstadt, Schiffamtsgasse 15, which enjoyed great popularity, ”including students from Bavaria, Württemberg and Russia.” From 1864 to 1867, he was president of the Vienna Religious Community; he was also one of the founders of the Vienna Rescue Society. He was active as a writer (dramas, historical and educational writings), published a ”History of the Jews in Austria” (2 volumes, 1842) and the work ”The Position of the Jews in Austria” (1852). He campaigned for the emancipation of the Jews and fought for freedom of choice of profession and equal rights. In 1872, Wertheimer founded the Israelite Alliance in Vienna, based on the model of the Alliance Israélite Universelle, a Jewish cultural and aid organization that supported persecuted Jews, particularly in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, which was then the area of influence and catchment of Austria-Hungary. His honorary grave is in the old Israelite part of the Vienna Central Cemetery, Gate 1, Group 6, Row 1, No. 3. His wife Henriette von Wertheimer (née Ullmann) is also buried in this grave. Together with her husband, she ran a well-known Viennese salon, which was frequented by Eduard von Bauernfeld, Franz Grillparzer, Ludwig August Frankl and Ernst von Feuchtersleben, among others.