Rabbi Dr Werner van der Zyl | |
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Born | [1] Schwerte, Germany[2] | 11 September 1902
Died | 10 April 1984[4] Palma, Majorca, Spain[5] | (aged 81)
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | German until 1939; British |
Spouse | Anneliese (Less)[3] |
Children | 1 daughter: Nikki |
Denomination | Reform Judaism |
Position | Director of Studies |
Organisation | Leo Baeck College |
Began | 1956 |
Ended | 1968 |
Buried | Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery, Golders Green |
Semikhah | Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums, Berlin |
Werner van der Zyl | |
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Personal | |
Religion | Judaism |
Position | Senior Rabbi |
Synagogue | West London Synagogue |
Began | 1958 |
Ended | 1968 |
Werner van der Zyl | |
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Personal | |
Religion | Judaism |
Position | Minister |
Synagogue | North Western Reform Synagogue, London |
Began | 1943 |
Ended | 1958 |
Werner van der Zyl | |
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Personal | |
Religion | Judaism |
Position | Rabbi |
Synagogue | New Synagogue, Berlin |
Began | 1935 |
Ended | 1938/9 |
Werner van der Zyl | |
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Personal | |
Religion | Judaism |
Position | Rabbi |
Synagogue | Rykestrasse Synagogue, Berlin |
Began | 1932 |
Ended | 1935 |
Werner van der Zyl (11 September 1902 – 10 April 1984) was a rabbi in Berlin and in London, where he came in 1939[6] as a refugee rabbi from Germany. He was the prime mover and first director of studies of the Jewish Theological College of London. The college was inaugurated in 1956 and was renamed Leo Baeck College shortly afterwards at his suggestion.[5]
Schwerte
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