Tobias Tal

[1] Tal studied at the rabbinical seminary of Chief Rabbi Joseph Hirsch Dünner from 1862 to 1874 and received a D.D.

As Chief Rabbi, he worked to further the Jewish community's religious life, although his more modern views led to clashes with several members of the synagogue board.

In 1898, he published Oranjebloesems, a history of the Jews of the Netherlands that used unpublished documents from the private archives of Queen Wilhelmina.

The Portuguese congregation showed its sympathy when the cortege passed by opening its doors and lighting its chandeliers (which were draped in black).

A number of people spoke at the cemetery, including Acting Chief Rabbi of the Hague I. L. Sohlberg, Jewish community president D. Polak Daniels, and Chief Rabbis Joseph Hirsch Dünner, Abraham van Loen, and Lion Wagenaar.