The Biographisches Handbuch der Rabbiner covers Rabbis from central Europe and documents a many-facetted cultural profile. The articles on individual Rabbis are arranged alphabetically and contain as much information as possible on their descent, education, career as a Rabbi, family and religious position. Each entry includes a bibliography covering primary and secondary literature. The majority of these teachers and scholars had not previously been covered by biographical research. Now, through the Biographisches Handbuch der Rabbiner, it is possible to gain a complete picture of the occupational circumstances of German-speaking Jews in modern times. completion of the edition, which is the first publication to give comprehensive access to the biographies and bibliographies of the Jewish Rabbinate in Central Europe between 1781 and 1945 Part 1 with nearly 2,000 entries covers the Central European region between 1781 and 1871. Part 2 lists over 800 rabbis in the German "Reich" between 1871 and 1945. Each entry contains a bibliography of primary and secondary sources.