Newman, Louis I. (Louis Israel), 1893-1972

Louis Newman was the rabbi of the First Hebrew Congregation of Berkeley (1913-1916); worked with the Menorah Club of the Intercollegiate Menorah Association for the Study and Advancement of Jewish Culture and Ideals (1917-1920); assisted Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, in New York City (1916-1921); and served as the associate rabbi for New York City's Temple Israel (1921-1924); the rabbi of San Francisco's Congregation Emanu-El (1924-1930); and as the rabbi of New York City's Congregation Rodeph Shalom (1930-1972). He also was a co-founder of the American Friends of Jewish Palestine; a member of the Zionist Revisionist Movement; an organizer for the Academy of Liberal Judaism; and an observer for the Central Conference of American Rabbis at the United Nations (1946-1953).

From the description of Louis Newman papers, 1915-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 74985973

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