The Biographisches Handbuch der Rabbiner covers Rabbis from central Europe. Alphabetically arranged, the articles on individual Rabbis contain as much information as possible on their descent, education, career as a Rabbi, family and religious position as well as a bibliography.
The majority of these teachers and scholars had not previously been covered by biographical research. Now, through the Biographisches Handbuch der Rabbiner, it is possible to gain a complete picture of the occupational circumstances of German-speaking Jews in modern times.