Newfield, Morris, 1869-

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Rabbi, Temple Emanu-El, and social reformer, of Birmingham, Ala.; d. 1940.

From the description of Papers, 1868-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70962526

Rabbi and Social Reformer.

Newfield was born in Homanna, Hungary in 1868. In 1894, he migrated to the United States and attended Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio. A year later he was ordained a rabbi and accepted duties at Temple Emanu-el in Birmingham, Ala. In 1901, he married Leah Ullman, the daughter of Birmingham educational leader Samuel Ullman. Newfield served as rabbi at Temple Emanu-el until his death in 1940.

From the description of Papers, 1862-1954. (Birmingham-Jefferson Public Library). WorldCat record id: 20036738

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creatorOf Newfield, Morris, 1868-1940. Papers, 1862-1954. Birmingham Jefferson Public Library, JCLC
creatorOf Newfield, Morris, b. 1869. Papers, 1868-1940. The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
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associatedWith American National Red Cross. Jefferson County Chapter. Home Service. corporateBody
correspondedWith Bankhead, William Brockman, 1874-1940 person
correspondedWith Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971 person
associatedWith Catholic Church corporateBody
associatedWith Central Conference of American Rabbis. corporateBody
correspondedWith Deutsch, Gotthard, 1859-1921 person
correspondedWith Hirsch, Emil Gustav, 1851-1923 person
associatedWith Interfaith Council of Birmingham. corporateBody
associatedWith Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) corporateBody
correspondedWith Neufeld, Emil person
associatedWith Temple Emanu-El (Birmingham, Ala.) corporateBody
associatedWith Ullman, Samuel, 1840-1924. person
correspondedWith Wise, Isaac Mayer, 1819-1900 person
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Alabama--Birmingham
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Mississippi River Valley
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Antisemitism
Presbyterian Church
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Jews
Rabbis
Reform Judaism
Social reformers
Zionism
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Civil rights workers
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Social reformers
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Birth 1869

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