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7 April 1891 Birth of Bruno Benfey: A Faithful Witness in the Shadows #otdimjh
Early Life and Ministry Bruno Benfey was born on April 7, 1891 (other sources – September 4 1891), in Rösrath, Germany, into a third-generation family of Jewish descent who had become Protestants. From 1909, Benfey studied theology in Göttingen and … Continue reading
17 December 1941 Jewish Christians excluded from Protestant Churches in Germany #otdimjh
Erwin Balzer, the bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lübeck was one of seven Protestant regional church bishops and presidents to sign the “Notice of ecclesiastical position of Protestant Jews”, 17 December 1941. It is little known that the … Continue reading
16 January 1802 Birth of Julius Stahl, German constitutional lawyer, political philosopher and politician #otdimjh #onthisday
Bernstein gives a summary of this remarkable Jewish believer in Yeshua: Stahl, Friedrich Julius, son of a banker, jurist and publicist, was born at Munich, January 16, 1802, and died at Bruckenau, Aug. 10, 1861. He became a Christian in … Continue reading
