Schechter, Solomon, 1847-1915

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Solomon Schechter was born in Focşani, Moldavia. In 1890 he was appointed to the faculty at Cambridge University, serving as a lecturer in Talmudics and reader in Rabbinics. His greatest academic fame came from his excavation in 1896 of the papers of the Cairo Geniza, an extraordinary collection of over 100,000 pages of rare Hebrew religious manuscripts and medieval Jewish texts that were preserved at an Egyptian synagogue. The find revolutionized the study of Medieval Judaism.

Schechter served as the second President of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, from 1902 to 1915, during which time he founded the United Synagogue of America, later renamed as the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

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referencedIn Papers, 1887-1942. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Schechter, Solomon (1847-1915). [Pamphlets containing necrologies] Jewish Theological Seminary of America
referencedIn Arzt, Max Rabbinical Papers Jewish Theological Seminary of America
referencedIn Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Board of Directors. Records, 1903-1972 ; 1930s-1972, (bulk). Ocean County College Library, OCC Library
referencedIn Herman H. and Mignon L. Rubenovitz papers, 1905-1965 Jewish Theological Seminary of America
referencedIn Adler, Cyrus, 1863-1940. Cyrus Adler correspondence, 1917 Jan. 3-1920 July 15. The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
referencedIn Schechter, Solomon Family Collection Jewish Theological Seminary of America
creatorOf Papers, 1874-1978. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Miscellaneous documents and photographs relating to Jewish notaries and the Jewish community in England, 1742-1747 (copies), 1902-1920 University of Southampton Libaries Special Collections
referencedIn Records of the Industrial Removal Office, undated, 1899-1922 American Jewish Historical Society
referencedIn Papers, 1879-[ca. 1977], 1885-1940 (bulk). New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Papers, 1888-1977, 1903-1920 (bulk). New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Papers, 1913-1968. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Faculty. Faculty Files, 1903-1949. Ocean County College Library, OCC Library
referencedIn Letter Received Concerning the Status and Treatment Solomon Schechter National Archives at Philadelphia
referencedIn Jewish Theological Seminary of America. General Files. Ginzberg, Louis, Files, 1904-1958. Ocean County College Library, OCC Library
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associatedWith Adler, Cyrus, 1863-1940. person
associatedWith Davidson, Israel, 1870-1939. person
associatedWith Friedlaender, Israel, 1876-1920. person
associatedWith Gibson, Margaret Dunlop, 1843-1920 person
alumnusOrAlumnaOf Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums (Berlin, Germany) corporateBody
associatedWith Industrial Removal Office corporateBody
employeeOf Jewish Theological Seminary of America. corporateBody
associatedWith Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Board of Directors. corporateBody
associatedWith Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Faculty. corporateBody
associatedWith Jewish Theological Seminary of America. General Files. corporateBody
associatedWith Kohn, Jacob, 1881-1968. person
associatedWith Lewis, Agnes Smith, 1843-1926 person
associatedWith Rubenovitz, Herman H., 1883-1966. person
associatedWith Schechter, Frank Isaac, 1890- person
spouseOf Schechter, Mathilde, d. 1924. person
employeeOf University College, London corporateBody
employeeOf University of Cambridge. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 00 GB
New York NY US
Cairo 11 EG
Focşani 64 MD
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Jewish women authors
Rabbinical seminaries
Occupation
Rabbis
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Birth 1847-12-07

Death 1915-11-19

Americans

English,

Yiddish,

Hebrew,

German

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