hiː wʌz ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æt ðə dʒɪmnˈeɪsiəm ɪn ʃˌeɪkɪsfˌɛheɪəvˈɑːɚ ænd æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ænd ðə sˈɛmɪnˌɛɹi ʌv bˌuːdəpˈɛst; hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə dᵻɡɹˈiː ʌv pˌiːˈeɪtʃ.dˈiː. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː ænd wʌz ɔːɹdˈeɪnd æz ɹˈæbaɪ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv.
He was educated at the gymnasium in Székesfehérvár and at the university and the seminary of Budapest; he received the degree of Ph.D. in 1893 and was ordained as rabbi in 1895.