Rabbi David S. Polnauer

E-mail: polnauer@gmail.com

Tel: +36-1-4135580 / 3429011

CAREER OBJECTIVE:

Rabbi, counsellor, trainer for Bar/Bat Mizva and experienced teacher for the youth/teenager. In addition I am an experienced traditional European cantor (Chasan-Bal Tefilah) and Torah reader (Bal Kore).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

October 2000-Present      

Rabbi, Jüdische Gemeinde Aachen (Aachen Jewish Community, ~1300 members).

Synagogenplatz 23, D-52052 Aachen

Responsible for the prayer & holiday services, cultural activities, Jewish children & adult education, kashrut supervision,  etc.as the Rabbi of the “Einheitsgemeinde”

September 1993-October 2000

Rabbi, Jüdische Gemeinde-Duisburg, Germany

   August 1990-September 1993

   Cantor, Torah reader, religious Educator, training for Bar/Batmitzvah youth for the                        Jewish Community-Hannover, Germany

August 1984-August 1990

 Diamond Broker, Ramat Gan, Israel

    March 1982-August 1984

 Rabbi in Hungary

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

September 1974-March1982

 Jewish Theological Seminary of  Budapest, Hungary (Rabbinical diploma;  March, 1982)    

 September 1968-May 1972

 Türr Istvan Gymnasium (High School) Papa, Hungary (High School Diploma)

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

·         Education in the Seminar of Chasanim

·         Received voice training from several famous Hungarian opera singers

·         President of the ‘Nigun’- Association for the Development of Jewish Music, (Germany) 

·         Adjunct Professor (2000-current): Technical University (RWTH) Aachen; Topic: ‘History of German-Jewish Culture, 800- Current’

·         President of Christian-Jewish Society in Aachen (~ 400 members)

·         Collector & publisher of antiquated Jewish music & rare books and letters

PUBLICATIONS, DEVELOPER & CONTRIBUTOR:

2002- ‘Introduction to the Jewish Liturgy-Jewish Prayer’ with accompanying CD music

          (A Record     of Jewish Musical Life in Nazi Berlin, Bear Family Records, Hambergen,)

2000- History of Vienna’s Famous Cantors (1902-1909) with accompanying CD music

1999- ‘Collection of Hungarian Jewish Cantorial Music, 1906-1929

1997- “Journal for Rabbis in Germany” ; ‘Udim-Collection of European Jewish Thought’

Interpretation of David Kaufmann’s “Letter’s on Paul de Lagarde” / The Legend from       Sinai    Melodies       

     2001- Public lectures: Animal welfare in Judaism, The Maccabes  in the Catholic Calendar,      

LANGUAGES: Hungarian (mother-tongue), Hebrew (fluent), German (fluent), English (fluent),       

               Russian (fluent).