Abraham Grünbaum
Born1930
Poland
DiedJune 7, 2001 (aged 70–71)
Zürich, Switzerland
Cause of deathHomicide by shooting
Occupation(s)orthodox rabbi and leader of a yeshiva in Bnei Brak
Known forVictim of unsolved murder

Abraham Grünbaum (* 1930 in Poland, † June 7th 2001 in Zurich)[1] was an orthodox rabbi and leader of a yeshiva in Bnei Brak.[2] His death is one of the currently unsolved murder cases in Switzerland.

Grünbaum survived World War 2 in a work camp in Siberia, while his parents have been murdered in his native Poland.

Murder and aftermath

On a visit to Switzerland, Grünbaum was shot near 10:00 PM on the Weberstrasse road near the Hallwyl square (47°22′15″N 8°31′42″E / 47.37073°N 8.52831°E / 47.37073; 8.52831) when he was on his way to the maariv prayer. The two bullets, fired from at distance of less than two meters, hit Grünbaum in the upper body. An envelope containing more than 1000 Swiss Francs in donations, as well as his airline tickets, were still found on his body.

An involvement of the German right-wing NSU terror group in this murder has been debated, but as of 2017, there has not been any proof of such a connection.[3]

See also

  • Aderet, Ofer (2011-12-14), "Germany Probing if neo-Nazi Gang Killed Israeli Rabbi in 2001", Haaretz

References

  1. ↑ "Zürcher Rabbi von deutschen Neonazis ermordet?". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). ISSN 1422-9994. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  2. ↑ Correspondent, J. (2011-12-16). "German neo-Nazi cell may be linked to rabbis murder". J. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  3. ↑ German Bundestag, reply to a question by Sevim Dağdelen and others: http://dip21.bundestag.de/dip21/btd/19/003/1900309.pdf
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