ARC.1000.099 - Stanley Rabinowitz Papers
| Title: | Guide (Preliminary) to the Stanley Rabinowitz Papers. 1936-2002. |
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| Name(s): | Rabinowitz, Stanley, creator | |
| Type of Resource: | mixed material | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 1936 | |
| Abstract/Description: | The Stanley Rabinowitz Papers consists primarily of correspondence relating to the many organizations and causes he was involved in as he gained international stature. A majority of the material corresponds in date to Rabinowitz's tenure at Adas Israel, from approximately 1960s-1980s. See the collection inventory for more information. | |
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Stanley Rabinowitz Papers, The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y., ARC.1000.099, (Box #, Folder #). Funding for the retrospective conversion of the original finding aid documents to produce this guide using Archivists’ Toolkit was made possible by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). Rabbi Stanley Rabinowitz was born in Duluth, Minnesota on November 18, 1921. He received his bachelor's degree from the State University of Iowa in 1939; was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1943; received his masters degree in sociology from Yale in 1950; and was later awarded an honorary doctorate of divinity from the Seminary. In 1960, Rabinowitz took the pulpit at Adas Israel, in Washington D.C., serving as rabbi until 1986. During this period, Rabinowitz was deeply involved in Washington politics and diplomacy, especially relating to issues concerning Israel; one of the leading members of the Rabbinical Assembly; the founding president of the Movement for the Reaffirmation of Conservative Judaism (MERCAZ); and instrumental in the leadership of The Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism in Israel. English |
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Adas Israel Hebrew Congregation (Washington, D.C.) Jewish Theological Seminary of America National Jewish Welfare Board Rabbinical Assembly United Jewish Appeal United Synagogue of America World Council of Synagogues Conservative Judaism--Israel Conservative Judaism--United States Conversion--Judaism Jews -- Washington (D.C.) Zionism Rabbis |
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| Library Classification: | ARC.1000.099 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | The collection is unprocessed and closed until further processing and an updated box list are completed. Inquiries can be sent to e-mail: archives@jtsa.edu. Some individual items or folders are restricted from use; will be noted on the box list. | |
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