Felsenthal, Bernhard. Juedisches Schulwesen in Amerika [“A Jewish School System in America.”]

An uncommonly early proposal to establish a Jewish day-school in America incorporating a co-curriculum of both Jewish and secular studies. Prominent Reform Rabbi Bernhard Felsenthal (1822-1908), was born in Bavaria and ordained in America by David Einhorn. He served the Zion-Gemeinde of Chicago from its formation in 1864. Felsenthal was among the first to favor participation in the Zionist Congress at Basel in 1897 against overwhelming opposition from his Reform colleagues.