Burt Schuman (born 1948) is the first
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
postwar
rabbi
A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...
of
Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism, also known as Liberal Judaism or Progressive Judaism, is a major Jewish denomination that emphasizes the evolving nature of Judaism, the superiority of its ethical aspects to its ceremonial ones, and belief in a continuous sear ...
.
Originally from New York, NY, Rabbi Schuman spent 11 years as the rabbi of
Temple Beth Israel in
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the Altoona Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 Census, making it the eighteenth most populous city in Pennsylvania. T ...
.
References
External links
Beit Warszawa
1948 births
American emigrants to Poland
American people of Polish-Jewish descent
American Reform rabbis
Living people
People from Altoona, Pennsylvania
Polish Reform rabbis
Rabbis from New York City
Rabbis from Warsaw
21st-century American rabbis
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