Rabbi Jonah Bondi Wise | |
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Personal | |
Born | February 21, 1881 |
Died | February 1, 1959 | (aged 77)
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Helen Rosenfeld |
Parent | Isaac Mayer Wise |
Denomination | Reform Judaism |
Notable work(s) | Founder of the United Jewish Appeal |
Alma mater | Hebrew Union College, University of Cincinnati |
Occupation | Rabbi |
Rabbi Jonah Bondi Wise (February 21, 1881 – February 1, 1959) was an American Rabbi and leader of the Reform Judaism movement, who served for over thirty years as rabbi of the Central Synagogue in Manhattan and was a founder of the United Jewish Appeal, serving as its chairman from its creation in 1939 until 1958.