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Joseph Silverman

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253: 188:, July 27, 1930. Accessed January 11, 2021. "The Rev. Dr. Joseph Silverman, for thirty-four years rabbi of Temple Emanu-El, now at Fifth Avenue and Sixty-fifth Street, and for the last eight years rabbi-emeritus, died yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at his home, 55 East Eighty-sixth Street. He had been ill for a week. Dr. Silverman would have been 70 years old on Aug. 25." 180:"Rev. Dr. Silverman, Noted Orator, Dies; Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Emanu-El, 69, Had served for 42 Years. He Aided Social Welfare in Work Here and in First Charge in Texas He Lent Weight to Progressive Movements. Scholar and Philanthropist. Fortieth Anniversary Recalled. Born in Cincinnati. Raised to Position of Head Rabbi. Known for His Courage." 93:, Texas July, 1885 to February 20, 1888. While in Texas he was a circuit preacher to the Jewish communities in the vicinity of Dallas and Galveston, and aided in organizing many Sabbath schools and congregations. He was consulting editor of the 287: 129:
During the years of his career in New York, 1888-1922 he was also president (1900–1903) of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the Eastern Council 1918- and was founder and president of the Emanu-El Brotherhood.
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in 1887, from which he received his rabbinic ordination three years earlier. In 1887, he married and subsequently had five children with his wife Henrietta.
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Silverman died on July 26, 1930, having spent 34 years as the leader of Temple Emanu-El followed by eight years as Rabbi Emeritus.
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disaster as saying "Not God was responsible for this great disaster but the imperfection of human knowledge and judgment."
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congregation in America. Silverman started at Temple Emanu-El on March 1, 1888, succeeding rabbi
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described him in its obituary as "one of the most prominent clergymen of his faith in America".
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on April 21, 1912, quoted Silverman at a memorial service for victims of the
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This article is about the American Reform rabbi. For the mathematician, see
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and author. He was the first American born rabbi to serve in
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At the beginning of 1888, Silverman received an offer from
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Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion alumni
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Silverman published many articles and books, including
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Religious Congress of the World's Fair in Chicago, 1893
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Joseph H. Silverman
Joseph H. Silverman (Hispanist)
Ohio
New York City
American
Reform
rabbi
New York City
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Doctor of Divinity
Hebrew Union College
Temple Emanu-El
Dallas
Texas
Congregation B'nai Israel, Galveston
Jewish Encyclopedia
Funk & Wagnalls
Religious Congress of the World's Fair in Chicago, 1893
Temple Emanu-El
New York City
Reform
Gustav Gottheil
The New York Times
RMS Titanic
The New York Times


"Rev. Dr. Silverman, Noted Orator, Dies; Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Emanu-El, 69, Had served for 42 Years. He Aided Social Welfare in Work Here and in First Charge in Texas He Lent Weight to Progressive Movements. Scholar and Philanthropist. Fortieth Anniversary Recalled. Born in Cincinnati. Raised to Position of Head Rabbi. Known for His Courage."
The New York Times

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