Abraham J. Karp Papers, The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y., ARC.1000.045, (Box #, Folder #).

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Abraham Joshua Karp was born on April 5, 1921, in Indura (Amdur) Poland, and was brought to the United States in 1930. He earned a diploma at the Teacher's Institute of Yeshiva University in 1939, and a B.A. there in 1942. He was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1945, and received a Master of Hebrew Letters at JTS in 1948. Karp was the assistant director of the Seminary College at the Jewish Theological Seminary, 1945, and the director of the Metropolitan New York Region of The United Synagogue of America, 1946-1947. Karp served as rabbi of Temple Israel, Swampscott, MA; Congregation Keneseth Israel-Beth Shalom, Kansas City; and Temple Beth El, Rochester, NY. During his time in the rabbinate he was active in the Rabbinical Assembly. Karp was also a professor of history and religious studies at the University of Rochester. He has also been a visiting professor at Dartmouth, JTS, and Hebrew University.