David Simonsen

1853–1932 (age 79)

Biography

David Simonsen (1853–1932) guided Denmark’s Jewish community with scholarly insight, teaching, translating, and interpreting sacred texts so that tradition could meet modern understanding.

He left his mark not only in libraries and synagogues but also in the quiet gardens of the Jewish Western Cemetery, where his legacy endures as a bridge between heritage and progress.

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