▁G oll an cz ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bre men , ▁Germany , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Rab bi ▁Samuel ▁Marcus ▁G oll an cz , ▁who ▁led ▁the ▁Hamb ro ▁Syn agog ue . ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁degree ▁at ▁University ▁College ▁London ▁and ▁started ▁pre aching ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁As ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁rabb in ical ▁training ▁program ▁in ▁England ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁he ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁rabb in ic ▁ord ination ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁from ▁the ▁chief ▁rabb is ▁of ▁Gal icia , ▁ins isting ▁there after ▁that ▁he ▁be ▁called ▁" R ab bi " ▁rather ▁than ▁" Re ver end " ▁and ▁be ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Tor ah ▁with ▁the ▁honor ific ▁Ha R av . ▁G oll an cz ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁as ▁ra bbi ▁of ▁the ▁B ays water ▁Syn agog ue ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁Professor ▁of ▁Heb rew ▁at ▁University ▁College ▁London ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁emer it us . ▁ ▁He ▁produced ▁a ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁Script ures ▁" for ▁Jewish ▁families , ▁which ▁ad her ed ▁' as ▁closely ▁as ▁possible ▁to ▁the ▁excellent ▁Ang lic an ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ' ▁( K ing ▁James ▁Version )" ▁He ▁also ▁translated ▁from ▁Heb rew ▁and ▁Ar ama ic ▁the ▁T