Lehman Kahn was born in
Breisach,
Baden, to
Jewish parents Sara () and David Kahn. He was educated at the
Progymnasium of Breisach and at the polytechnic school and the pedagogic seminary of
Carlsruhe. After occupying the position of teacher in his native country and at the Jewish school of
Hegenheim,
Alsace, Kahn was called to Brussels as principal of the Jewish school there (1855). He also taught singing and conducted the choir at the city's synagogue services. In October, 1863, he founded ''L'Institut International Kahn'', a school of commerce and modern languages. Under the pseudonym L. K. Amitaï, he published essays on
intermarriage,
assimilation,
antisemitism, and other topics of concern to the Jewish community. ==Publications==