Asriel Günzig

Asriel Günzig (also known as Azriel Günzig, Ezriel Günzig, Israel Günzig, Izrael Günzig, or J. Günzig; 10 April 1868, Kraków – 1931, Antwerp) was a rabbi, scholar, bookseller, editor and writer. He served as the rabbi of Loštice, Moravia, from 1899 until 1920.

Life Günzig was born on 10 April 1868 in Kraków, where he received traditional Talmudic education, and he finished his studies in philosophy and Semitic languages at the University of Bern, where he earned his doctorate.

In 1898, Günzig published Japheth ha-Levi's commentary on Ecclesiastes 1–3.

His own published works include: Der Pessimismus im Judenthume (Kraków, 1899),