Robert Gordis
Robert Gordis was an American leading conservative rabbi. He founded the first Conservative Jewish day school, served as President of the Rabbinical Assembly and the Synagogue Council of America, and was a professor at Jewish Theological Seminary of America from 1940 to 1992.
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- Born in
- New York City
- Educated at
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Awards
- 🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship
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1908
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Died
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