Editing Samson Raphael Hirsch (section)

=== Final years ===
During the final years of his life, Hirsch put his efforts in the founding of the "''Freie Vereinigung für die Interessen des Orthodoxen Judentums''", an association of independent Jewish communities. During the 30 years after his death, this organization would be used as a model for the formation of the international Orthodox [[Agudat Yisrael|Agudas Yisrael]] movement. Hirsch had a great love for the [[Land of Israel]], which is apparent from his writings, but was opposed to the proto-[[Zionism|Zionist]] activities of [[Zvi Hirsch Kalischer]].<ref name=Klugman/>  He opposed any movement to wrest political independence for the Land of Israel before the Messianic Era.<ref name=":0" /> In later works, he makes it clear that Jewish sovereignty is dependent only on Divine Providence.<ref name=":1" />

From reports of his family members, it seems likely that Hirsch contracted [[malaria]] while in Emden, which continued to plague him during the rest of life with febrile episodes.<ref name=Klugman/>

Hirsch died in 1888 in [[Frankfurt am Main]], and is buried there.<ref name=Klugman/>

Hirsch's son [[:de:Mendel Hirsch|Mendel Hirsch]] {{in lang|de}} (1833–1900) was a scholar and writer; his granddaughter [[Rahel Hirsch]] (1870–1953) became the first female professor of medicine in [[Prussia]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | author=Lindner, Petra | title=Rahel Hirsch | encyclopedia=Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia | date=1 March 2009 | publisher=Jewish Women's Archive | access-date=December 5, 2011 | url=http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/hirsch-rahel}}</ref>