Isaiah Zeldin

Isaiah Zeldin
Zeldin in 1964
Born(1920-07-11)July 11, 1920
DiedJanuary 26, 2018(2018-01-26) (aged 97)
Resting placeEden Memorial Park Cemetery
OccupationRabbi
Spouse
Florence Karp Zeldin
(m. 1919⁠–⁠2012)
Children2
RelativesLee Zeldin (grandnephew)[1]

Isaiah Zeldin (Hebrew: ישעיהו זלדין, romanizedYeshayahu Zeldin, July 11, 1920 – January 26, 2018) was an American rabbi. He was the founder of the Stephen S. Wise Temple, a Reform synagogue in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California.[2][3]

  1. ^ Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-NY) Remembers Rabbi Zeldin on the House Floor
  2. ^ Tugend, Tom (January 27, 2018). "Stephen Wise Temple Founder, Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin, dies at 97". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Lozano, Carlos (January 27, 2018). "Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin, founder of one of the largest Reform congregations in the country, dies at 97". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 28, 2018.