Somborski rabin dr Simon Gutman

Abstract

Među najuglednijim somborskim intelektualcima između dva svetska rata bio je i dr Simon (Šimon) Gutman, jevrejski sveštenik, nadrabin, publicista i prevodilac, čovek visoke kulture i obrazovanja. Rođen je 1886. godine, a za somborskog rabina postavljen je 1925. godine. Njegovo postavljenje osnažilo je međusobne veze i kulturno-prosvetne aktivnosti somborskih Jevreja, kojih je u to vreme u gradu bilo oko 1.200, a prevashodno su negovali mađarski jezik i mađarsko nacionalno osećanje. Rabin Simon Gutman govorio je i hebrejski jezik, a odlično je poznavao mađarski, nemački, srpski i ruski.

Among the most respected Sombor intellectuals between the two world wars was Dr Simon (Shimon) Gutman, a Jewish priest, senior rabbi, publicist and translator, a man of high culture and education. He was born in 1886 and was elected rabbi of Sombor in 1925. His appointment strengthened the mutual ties and cultural and educational activities of the Jews of Sombor, who numbered around 1,200 in the town then and primarily nurtured the Hungarian language and national feeling. Rabbi Simon Gutman also spoke Hebrew and knew Hungarian, German, Serbian and Russian excellent.