Louis Ginzberg

Louis Ginzberg
Louis Ginzberg in 1921
Personal
Born(1873-11-28)November 28, 1873
DiedNovember 11, 1953(1953-11-11) (aged 79)
New York City, United States
ReligionJudaism
ChildrenEli Ginzberg
DenominationConservative

Louis Ginzberg (Hebrew: לוי גינצבורג, Levy Gintzburg; Russian: Леви Гинцберг, Levy Ginzberg; November 28, 1873 – November 11, 1953) was a Russian-born American rabbi and Talmudic scholar of Lithuanian-Jewish descent, contributing editor to numerous articles of The Jewish Encyclopedia (1906), and leading figure in the Conservative movement of Judaism during the early 20th century.