Rabbi Michael Robinson | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Michael_Robinson_rabbi_(1c).jpg) Michael Robinson, in the 1970s | |
| Personal | |
| Born | Michael Aaron Robinson December 13, 1924 |
| Died | July 20, 2006 (aged 81) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Ruth Hertzman |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Sam and Esther Robinson |
| Denomination | Reform Judaism |
| Position | Rabbi Emeritus |
| Synagogue | Temple Israel of Northern Westchester |
| Began | 1960 |
| Ended | 1989 |
| Other | Rabbi Emeritus, Shomrei Torah (1989–1996) |
| Semikhah | Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, 1952 |
Michael Aaron Robinson (December 13, 1924 – July 20, 2006) was an American Reform rabbi, civil rights activist, and human rights activist. He was known for his association with Martin Luther King Jr., with whom he marched in Selma and on whose request he participated in a 1964 demonstration in St. Augustine, Florida, at which he was arrested and jailed together with 15 other Reform rabbis.
He was for decades the rabbi of Temple Israel of Northern Westchester in Northern Westchester, New York. After his retirement, he served for seven years as a part-time rabbi at Congregation Shomrei Torah in Santa Rosa, California.