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'''Alexander Schindler''' (1925–2000) was a [[rabbi]] and the leading figure of American [[Reform Judaism]] during the 1970s and 1980s. |
'''Alexander Schindler''' (1925–2000) was a [[rabbi]] and the leading figure of American [[Reform Judaism]] during the 1970s and 1980s. |
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Born in [[Germany]], he came to America with his sister at age 12; his mother later followed. He was one of the last European-born leaders of American Reform Jewry. |
Born in [[Germany]], he came to America with his sister at age 12; his mother later followed. He was one of the last European-born leaders of American Reform Jewry. He was motivated to take up social issues after seeing Jews emerge from Auschwitz concentration camp.<ref>According to [http://www.answers.com/topic/alexander-schindler this biographical website], accessed 2014-03-05.</ref> |
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Rabbi Schindler served as Assistant Rabbi and later Associate Rabbi of [[Temple Emanuel Sinai (Worcester, Massachusetts)|Temple Emanuel]] in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] from 1953 to 1959.<ref>Feingold, Norma and Sadick, Nancy. Temple Emanuel 1921-1996 75th Anniversary. Published by Temple Emanuel, 280 May Street, Worcester, Mass. 1996.</ref> |
Rabbi Schindler served as Assistant Rabbi and later Associate Rabbi of [[Temple Emanuel Sinai (Worcester, Massachusetts)|Temple Emanuel]] in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] from 1953 to 1959.<ref>Feingold, Norma and Sadick, Nancy. Temple Emanuel 1921-1996 75th Anniversary. Published by Temple Emanuel, 280 May Street, Worcester, Mass. 1996.</ref> |
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Alexander Schindler (1925–2000) was a rabbi and the leading figure of American Reform Judaism during the 1970s and 1980s.
Born in Germany, he came to America with his sister at age 12; his mother later followed. He was one of the last European-born leaders of American Reform Jewry. He was motivated to take up social issues after seeing Jews emerge from Auschwitz concentration camp.[1]
Rabbi Schindler served as Assistant Rabbi and later Associate Rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1953 to 1959.[2]
He served as president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (since renamed the Union for Reform Judaism) from 1973 to 1996.
His best-known, and most-controversial, pronouncements were his call for Jews to accept Patrilineal Descent (recognizing as Jewish, children of Jewish fathers) and "outreach" to non-Jews. He intended this to include general proselytizing to non-Jews, but in practice this applied to non-Jews married to Jews.
He served as chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
External links
- JTA obituary
- Obituary in Christian Century.
References
- ^ According to this biographical website, accessed 2014-03-05.
- ^ Feingold, Norma and Sadick, Nancy. Temple Emanuel 1921-1996 75th Anniversary. Published by Temple Emanuel, 280 May Street, Worcester, Mass. 1996.
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