GORDON, HAROLD

GORDON, HAROLD
GORDON, HAROLD (1907–1979), U.S. rabbi and administrator. Gordon, who was born in Minneapolis, Minn., was ordained in Palestine. During World War II, he was chaplain in the North Atlantic Division of the Air Transport Command, flying over 250,000 miles to military bases in North America and Europe. Gordon was elected general secretary and chaplaincy coordinator of the New York Board of Rabbis, the metropolitan organization of Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform rabbis, in 1946 and executive vice-president in 1956. As such, he directed a network of chaplains in hospitals, prisons, and other institutions, and coordinated the work of one of the largest rabbinic bodies in the world. He initiated the establishment of the International Synagogue at Kennedy Airport, the Brit Milah School, and the Brit Milah Board of New York. (Jack Reimer)

Encyclopedia Judaica. 1971.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Gordon H. Smith — Gordon Smith United States Senator from Oregon In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 Preceded by …   Wikipedia

  • Gordon Jago — Personal information Full name Gordon Harold Jago Date of birth 22 October 1932 ( …   Wikipedia

  • Gordon Jolley — Date of birth: May 22, 1949 (1949 05 22) (age 62) Place of birth: Provo, Utah Career information Position(s) …   Wikipedia

  • Gordon Sawley — Personal information Full name Gordon Harold Gertie Sawley Date of birth …   Wikipedia

  • Harold and Maude — Infobox Film name = Harold and Maude caption = director = Hal Ashby writer = Colin Higgins starring = Ruth Gordon Bud Cort Vivian Pickles Eric Christmas Cyril Cusack Ellen Geer G. Wood producer = Colin Higgins Charles B. Mulvehill director = Hal… …   Wikipedia

  • Gordon Smith — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Gordon Smith (homonymie). Gordon Smith Sénateur Oregon …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Harold Ockenga — Harold John Ockenga (June 6, 1905 ndash; February 8, 1985) was a leading figure of 20th century American evangelicalism, part of the reform movement known as Neo Evangelicalism . A Congregational minister, Ockenga served for many years as pastor… …   Wikipedia

  • Harold Et Maude — Titre original Harold and Maude Réalisation Hal Ashby Acteurs principaux Ruth Gordon Bud Cort Vivian Pickles Eric Christmas Cyril Cusack Ellen Geer G. Wood Scénario Colin Higgins Musique …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Harold et Maude — Données clés Titre original Harold and Maude Réalisation Hal Ashby Scénario Colin Higgins Acteurs principaux Ruth Gordon Bud Cort Vivian Pickles Eric Christmas …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Harold et maude — Titre original Harold and Maude Réalisation Hal Ashby Acteurs principaux Ruth Gordon Bud Cort Vivian Pickles Eric Christmas Cyril Cusack Ellen Geer G. Wood Scénario Colin Higgins Musique …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”