Alfred Gottschalk (rabbi)

Alfred Gottschalk (born March 7, 1930 in Oberwesel ; † September 12, 2009 in Cincinnati ) was an American rabbi of Reform Judaism and author .

Life

During the Holocaust , Gottschalk lost several family members and relatives. His father emigrated to New York City in 1938 ; His wife and son followed him a year later. Alfred Gottschalk spent his further childhood in Brooklyn . He attended Brooklyn College . He then studied Jewish theology and literature at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati and became a rabbi in 1957. He received his doctorate in Jewish theology from the University of Southern California in 1965 . After completing his studies, he initially worked as a pastor on the university campus of the University of Southern California. He then directed the Hebrew Union College for 30 years. In 1972 he accompanied the Semicha Rabbi Sally Priesand in Cincinnati. He was a member of the commission launched by US President Jimmy Carter to establish the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC As an author, he wrote more than 100 articles and several books. His first marriage was to Gina Schrag, with whom he has two children. In his second marriage he was married to Deanna Zeff Frank.

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Washington Post, September 17, 2009 , accessed June 29, 2013
2. ↑ New York Times: 1ST WOMAN RABBI IN US Ordained; She May Be Only the Second in History of Judaism
3. ^ New York Times: Alfred Gottschalk, 79, Scholar of Reform Judaism, Is Dead