Louis Finkelstein

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Louis Finkelstein was a prominent American Conservative rabbi and scholar who served as a long-time leader and chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.

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instanceOf American person
Conservative rabbi
Jewish scholar
rabbi
university chancellor
academicDegree PhD
affiliation Jewish Theological Seminary of America
birthDate 1895-06-14
birthPlace Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
citizenship United States of America
countryOfActivity United States of America
deathDate 1991-11-29
deathPlace New York City, New York, United States of America
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
denomination Conservative Judaism
educatedAt City College of New York
Columbia University
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
employer Jewish Theological Seminary of America
era 20th century
familyName Finkelstein
fieldOfWork Jewish studies
Talmudic studies
genre Jewish history
religious scholarship
givenName Louis
influenced Conservative Jewish thought in the 20th century
knownFor leadership of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
promoting Conservative Judaism in the United States
scholarship on the Pharisees
languageSpoken English
Hebrew
memberOf Conservative Judaism
surface form: Conservative Judaism movement
name Louis Finkelstein self-link
notableIdea modern scholarly study of the Pharisees
notableWork Akiba: Scholar, Saint and Martyr
New Light from the Prophets
The Jews: Their History, Culture, and Religion
The Pharisees: The Sociological Background of Their Faith
occupation academic administrator
rabbi
theologian
positionHeld Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
President of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
religion Judaism
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
spouse Sylvia Finkelstein

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Finkelstein hasNotableBearer Louis Finkelstein
Louis Finkelstein name Louis Finkelstein self-link