Part 2 of the Biographical Handbook of Rabbis indexes the Rabbinate of the German Reich between 1871 and 1945 using Rabbinic Hebrew sources and material written in German and various other European languages. The articles on over 800 rabbis are arranged alphabetically and contain as complete information as possible on origins, education, career, family, religious position together with a bibliography of primary and secondary sources.

• lists over 750 rabbis from the German Reich between 1871 and 1945
• with detailed information on origins, education, career, family, religious position together with a bibliography of primary and secondary sources for each entry