Isaac Klein (zt"l)
Isaac Klein was born in Hungary in 1905, and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1921. After earning a BA from City College in New York in 1931, he was ordained as a rabbi at The Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1934. Klein subsequently earned a PhD from Harvard University.
Klein served as rabbi at Kadimah Congregation, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1934-1953; Temple Emanu-El, Buffalo, New York, 1953-1968; Temple Shaarey Zedek, Buffalo, (which was created from the merger of Emanu-El with Temple Beth David in 1968), 1968-1972.
Klein was a leader of the right-wing of the Conservative movement. He was president of the Rabbinical Assembly, 1958-1960, and a member of its Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, 1948-1979. He was also the author of several books, notably, A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice.
Online resources
- Ratner Center for the Study of Conservative Judaism http://www.jtsa.edu/research/ratner/conrec/pp_kleinisaac.shtml
- Online biography http://jbuff.com/c091803.htm