Regina Jonas

Regina Jonas
Personal
Born
Regine[1] Jonas

3 August 1902
Died12 October or 12 December 1944 (aged 42)
ReligionJudaism
Alma materHochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums, Berlin
OccupationReform rabbi
Signature
SemikhahDecember 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.[2] In 1935, she became the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi.[2] Jonas was murdered in the Holocaust.[2]

  1. ^ a b As documented by Landesarchiv Berlin; Berlin, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Geburtsregister; Laufendenummer 892 which reads:

    "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..."

    The full document can be found here.
  2. ^ a b c Klapheck, Elisa. "Regina Jonas 1902–1944". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 3 April 2011.