Lehman Kahn (September 9, 1827 – February 4, 1915), also known by the pseudonymL. K. Amitaï, was a Belgian Jewish educationist and writer.
Biography
Lehman Kahn was born in Breisach, Baden, to Jewish parents Sara (née Stetter) and David Kahn.[2] He was educated at the Progymnasium of Breisach and at the polytechnic school and the pedagogic seminary of Carlsruhe.[3]
After occupying the position of teacher in his native country and at the Jewish school of Hegenheim, Alsace, Kahn was called to Brussels as principal of the Jewish school there (1855). He also taught singing and conducted the choir at the city's synagogue services.[4] In October, 1863, he founded L'Institut International Kahn, a school of commerce and modern languages.[3]
Under the pseudonym L. K. Amitaï, he published essays on intermarriage, assimilation, antisemitism, and other topics of concern to the Jewish community.
Le droit social, appliqué à la question des cimetières au point de vue du judaïsme. Brussels. 1878.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Two pamphlets against the plan of the Brussels city administration to close the Jewish cemeteries.