Jacob Frankel

Jacob Frankel
Native name
Jacob Fränkel
Born(1808-07-05)July 5, 1808
Grünstadt, French Empire
DiedJanuary 12, 1887(1887-01-12) (aged 78)
Philadelphia, United States

Jacob Frankel (July 5, 1808 – January 12, 1887) was a German-born rabbi who became the first official Jewish military chaplain of the United States, during the American Civil War.