Louis Wolsey Papers

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Louis Wolsey Papers

1866-1948

Correspondence, ACJ records, and nearprint which reflect Wolsey's career at Philadelphia's Congregation Rodeph Shalom and his involvement with the founding and organization of the American Council for Judaism (ACJ), an anti-Zionist organization created in 1942.

2.4 linear feet (6 Hollinger boxes)

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Morris Samuel Lazaron was born in Savannah, Georgia, on April 16, 1888 to Samuel L. and Alice (deCastro) Lazaron. He spent his childhood in Savannah, attending public schools and the Savannah Preparatory School. Lazaron went north to Cincinnati, Ohio, to attend the Union College and the University of Cincinnati. In 1909 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University and, in 1911, received a Master of Arts degree. He was ordained a rabbi by Hebrew Union College...

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