Ephraim Carlebach

Ephraim Carlebach (March 12, 1879 in Lübeck – 1936 in Ramat Gan,[1] British Mandate of Palestine), was a German-born Orthodox rabbi.

He attended the Katharineum school in Lübeck, where he befriended his schoolmate Thomas Mann, as the latter recalled.

[3] Carlebach is most known for his work in founding Orthodox Jewish schools in Germany, notably Leipzig, from 1900.

He was a leading figure in the construction of the Jewish High School [de] and the synagogue Etz Chaim.

His son Esriel Carlebach was the founder and first editor of the newspaper Maariv.