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Judah Leon Magnes

(1877–1948) Rabbi

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Judah Leon Magnes was a rabbi, best known for Russia and Germany at Brest-Litovsk.

Quick Facts About Judah Leon Magnes

Born
July 5, 1877
Died
October 27, 1948
Profession
Rabbi
Notable works
Russia and Germany at Brest-Litovsk

About Judah Leon Magnes

Judah Leon Magnes was a prominent Reform rabbi in both the United States of America and Mandatory Palestine. He is best remembered as a leader in the pacifist movement of the World War I period, his advocacy of a binational Jewish-Arab state in Palestine, and as one of the most widely recognized voices of 20th century American Reform Judaism. Magnes served as the only chancellor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1925–1935), and later as its first president (1935–1948).

Biography source: Wikipedia

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