Maurice L. Perlzweig (1895-1985) was an official of the World Jewish Congress and a

reform rabbi 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 searc ...

Biography

He was born in Poland in 1895. His father was a cantor, and his family emigrated to London, United Kingdom, during his youth. He was active in student organizations such as the University Labor Federation of Great Britain. In 1933 he became the

World Union of Jewish Students The World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS ) (Hebrew: ההתאחדות העולמית של הסטודנטים היהודים; French: L’Union Mondiale des Etudiants Juifs; Spanish: Unión Mundial de Estudiantes Judíos; Russian: Всемирный ...

and deputy member of the Executive of the Jewish Agency. He was a founding member of the World Jewish Congress where he also became the first chairman of its British section. From 1942 he was the WJC representative at the United Nations. He has been active at WJC for decades after the war. He died in January 1985.

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20th-century Polish rabbis Polish Reform rabbis 1895 births 1985 deaths Jewish activists {{Poland-rabbi-stub