Regina Jonas | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | Regine[1] Jonas 3 August 1902 |
| Died | 12 October or 12 December 1944 (aged 42) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Alma mater | Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums, Berlin |
| Occupation | Reform rabbi |
| Signature |  |
| Semikhah | December 27, 1935 |
Regina Jonas (German: [ʀeˈɡiːna ˈjoːnas]; German: Regine Jonas;[1] 3 August 1902 – 12 October/12 December 1944) was a Berlin-born Reform rabbi. In 1935, she became the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi.[2] Jonas was murdered in the Holocaust.[2]
- ^ a b As documented by Landesarchiv Berlin; Berlin, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Geburtsregister; Laufendenummer 892 which reads:
The full document can be found here."In front of the signed registrar appeared today... Wolff Jonas... and... Sara Jonas née Hess... on the 3rd day of August in the year 1902... a girl was born and (that) the child was given the first name Regine..."
- ^ a b Klapheck, Elisa. "Regina Jonas 1902–1944". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 3 April 2011.