Schechter, Solomon, 1847-1915
Variant namesSolomon 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 | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |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 | 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 | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |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 | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |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 | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |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 | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |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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| Focşani | 64 | MD |
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Birth 1847-12-07
Death 1915-11-19
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