Eisenstein, Ira, 1906-2001
Rabbi Ira Eisenstein (November 26, 1906 – June 28, 2001) was an American rabbi who founded Reconstructionist Judaism, along with Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, his teacher and, later, father-in-law through his marriage to Judith Kaplan, over a period of time spanning from the late 1920s to the 1940s. Reconstructionist Judaism formally became a distinct denomination within Judaism with the foundation of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 1968, where he was the founding president.
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | MAILAMM (Organization). The papers of Mailamm, The American Music Association, 1930-1943. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | McHarg, Ian L. Ian L. McHarg papers, 1942-2001. | University of Pennsylvania, Architectural Archives | |
| referencedIn | Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation, records, undated, 1920, 1928, 1930-1931, 1934-1936, 1938, 1940-1983 | American Jewish Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Eisenstein, Ira, 1906-1991. Correspondence to Chaim Potok, 1980. | University of Pennsylvania Library | |
| creatorOf | Rosenbaum, Samuel, 1919-1997. [Jewish cantata collection] / collected by Cantor Samuel Rosenbaum. | Jewish Theological Seminary of America | |
| referencedIn | Cohn, Franklin, 1906-1971. Franklin Cohn letters, 1962 Feb.-Mar. | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives |
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| associatedWith | Cohn, Franklin, 1906-1971. | person |
| spouseOf | Eisenstein, Judith Kaplan | person |
| associatedWith | Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation | corporateBody |
| child-in-law of | Kaplan, Mordecai Menahem, 1881-1983 | person |
| associatedWith | MAILAMM (Organization) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | McHarg, Ian L. | person |
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| Manhattan | NY | US | |
| Silver Spring | MD | US |
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| Reconstructionist Judaism |
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| College presidents |
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Birth 1906-11-26
Death 2001-06-28
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