Moses Hutzler
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Moses Hutzler | |
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 Moses Hutzler, 1888, Portrait by Louis Dieterich (1842–1922) | |
| Born | November 28, 1800 |
| Died | January 13, 1889 (age 88) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse | Caroline Neuberger |
| Children | 7 including Abram G. Hutzler |
| Family | Louis Bamberger (grandson) Caroline Bamberger Fuld (granddaughter) |
Moses Hutzler (November 28, 1800 – January 13, 1889) was a German-born American businessman and co-founder of the first Reform Jewish congregation in the United States, Har Sinai.
Biography[edit]
Moses Hutzler was born in Hagenbach, Bavaria, the son of and Beuleh (née Baer) and Gabriel Hutzler.[1] After attending school in Hagenbach, he learned the tailoring and dry-goods business.[1] In 1838, he emigrated to the United States and opened a tailoring shop for women in Baltimore, Maryland which was unsuccessful.[1] He then moved to Frederick, Maryland where he opened a haberdashery business.[1] In 1840, he returned to Baltimore. In 1858, his son Abram G. (1836-1927) opened the company M. Hutzler & Son as Moses signed the note backing the company.[1] After two of his other sons, Charles G. (1840-1907) and David (1843-1915), joined the business, it was redenominated Hutzler Brothers.[1] Hutzler's became the premier department store in Baltimore.
In May 1842, Hutzler founded the Har Sinai Association, an association of reform-minded Jews in Baltimore that formed a community modeled on the Hamburg Temple. The meetings were initially held in Hutzler's house[2] and it was not until 1855 that David Einhorn became the first permanent rabbi.
Personal life[edit]
Hutzler married twice. His first wife was Sophie Hutzler; they had two children that lived to adulthood:[3]
- Babette Hutzler (born 1824), married Abraham Gold, 4 children
- Caroline Hutzler (1828–1907), married Edward Goldsmith, 9 children
In 1829, he married Caroline Neuberger (born 1804), the daughter of Eli B. Neuberger, a merchant.[1] They had five children that lived to adulthood:[3]
- Theresa Hutzler (1830–1896), married Elkan Bamberger, 7 children including Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld (married to Felix Fuld)
- Rosa Hutzler (1834–1910), married Levi Spandaeur, 9 children
- Abram G. Hutzler (1836–1927)
- Charles Gabriel Hutzler (1840–1907), married Henrietta Sonneborn, 7 children
- David Hutzler, married Alla Joline Gutman, 6 children
He died in Baltimore, Maryland on January 13, 1889.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XI. James T. White & Company. 1901. p. 398.
- ^ "History of the Har Sinai Community". Har Sinai Congregation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ a b Hutzler, Charles S. (January 1980). "Family Tree of the Hutzler Family - Richmond, Virginia". Hutzler Family.