Moses Hutzler

Moses Hutzler (November 28, 1800 – January 13, 1889) was a German-born American businessman and co-founder of the first Reform Jewish congregation in the United States, Har Sinai.

[1] After attending school in Hagenbach, he learned the tailoring and dry-goods business.

[1] In December 1839, he emigrated to the United States and opened a tailoring shop for women in Baltimore, Maryland which was unsuccessful.

[1] After two of his other sons, Charles G. (1840-1907) and David (1843-1915), joined the business, it was redenominated Hutzler Brothers.

The meetings were initially held in Hutzler's house[2] and it was not until 1855 that David Einhorn became the first permanent rabbi.