The evening times., 1898-10-03
A TEACHER OF ISRAEL
Rabbi HOchheimer AttainS His
Eightieth Birthday.
CHILD OF PI0US PARENTS
He Was Born in bavaria. But be
cause of His Anfi-MOnnrchicai
Opinions During the Revolution
of 1SiS Came to Anerica-His An
cestors Were Theologinns.

Baltimore, Oct. 3.-Rev. Dr. Henry
Hochheimer, rabbi emeritus of the Eden
Street Synagogue, is 50 years old today
For some time past DR.. Hochheimer has
been suffering with gastritis, but other
wise his health is excellent His won
derfuI memory is unimpaired, and his
wit is as keen and his conversation as
interesting as when, in the prime of his
life, he was able TO accept invitations
to social gatherings at which his enter
tanning qualities made him welcome
guest.
DR.. Hochheimer was born in Ansbach.
Bavaria, october 3, 1878 His father was
a rabbi, and so were his paternal and
maternal grandfathers. his paternal
grandfather having been a grand rabbi
for a generation in Bavaria. DR.. Hoch-
heimer was educated at the Uni
versity OF Munich, where he re-
ceived the degree of Ph.D. He
studied philosophy under Schellins,
der Thiersch For a short period until
1914 he was instructor in Greek, Latin.
the Semitic languages. and French in
the University of Munich, but left that
position to become assistant rabbi un-
der his father
In lS4S when the revolution in Germa-
ny occurred, DIR. Hochheimer took a firm
stand against the monarchical tendency
cf the times, and was compelled TO
leave his native country. He came to
America with Carl Schurz and others,
who were forced TO leave Germany be-
cause Of their republican sentiments.
DR. Hochheimer landed in New York,
and Immediately received a call from the
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, then
worshipng on Lloyd Street. but now at
the corner of Madison Avenue and Rob-
ert Street. He remained with that con-
gregation ten years, until 1859 when he
was eIeeted rabbi of the Eden Street
Synagogue, He continued in active
service with the Eden Street Synagogue
until 1892, when he retired from the pull
pit and was elected rabbi emeritus of
the congregation.
During the long period of his services
as rabbi. DIR. Hochheimer has officiated
at nearly thousand weddings and more
than thousand funerals Four genera
tions of one family have been married
by him, and there are many instances
where he has officiated a the weddings
ices are still sought for this ceremony
by children of parents he has married.
DR.. Hochheimer frequently aStonishes
his friends by his facility in recalling
the names of persons he has married,
and tracing their genealogy through sew
eral generations.
While in his native country Dr. Hoch-
heimer contributed many articles to cur
rent German publications. About $50 of
his sermons, which were always deliv.
cred in German, have been printed in
pamphlet form. Notable among them are
one on the. father of the present German
Emperor. and one, delivered in 1889 on
the one hundredth anniversary of the in
auguration of George Washington as
President of the United States He was
also a noted after-dinner speaker, and a
volume OF such speeches of his has been
published.
AS an instance of DIR. Hochheimer's s
wonderful memory, 1t is said he can now
repeat page after page of Homer, al
though he has read no Greek for years.
and can also recite from memory the ora
tions of Cicero. .s
Many instances of DR.. Hochheifner's s
impromptu witticisms are recalled by his
friends. When Stoeker, the great anti
Semitic divine of Berlin. went to Eng
land as a propagandist of the anti-Semit-
ic cause. he made arrangements three
times to speak in London, and was pre-
vented from doing SO each time. This
caused DIR. Hochheimer to say: "Balaam
had an ass which could speak. but Stock
er made an ass of himself and could not
speak" ~
Some years ago. when a Jewish lawyer