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Name:
Isaac Meyer Wise
Dates:
Born: March 29, 1819 in Steingrub, Bohemia
Died: March 26, 1900
Founded the Union of American Hebrew Congregations: 1873
Founded the Hebrew Union College: 1875
Founded the Central Conference of American Rabbis: 1889.
Biography:
Isaac Meyer Wise was a rabbi who founded Reform Judaism in the United States. He
had emigrated from Bohemia to the United States in 1846 and, in 1854, he took
over leadership of a Cincinnati congregation. In 1875, he played an important
role in the founding of Hebrew Union College. Evidently he was not interested in
causing great changes in Judaism early on, but over time he realized that many
changes would be needed in order to make Judaism more viable in America.
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