1996 Death Hugo Gryn, rabbi, broadcaster, appeared on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, leading voice in interfaith dialogue, dies at 66 1995 Death Yehuda Meir Getz, rabbi/soldier/religious leader, dies at 71 1995 Death Shlomo Averbach, Rabbi, buried in Jerusalem, 250,000 attend 1995 Death Shlomo Averbach, Israeli ultra-orthodox rabbi, dies at 84 1994 Death Jakob Kaplan, French head rabbi (1955-81), dies at 99 1994 Death Sjlomo Goren, Polish/Israeli supreme rabbi, dies 1994 Death Moses Rosen, Romania's chief rabbi, dies at 81 1993 Death Cut Meijer, Saul Messel, historian/rabbi to Paramaribo, dies at 80 1992 Death Marc Tannenbaum, rabbi (only Jew to attend Vatican II), dies at 66 1988 Death Joachim Prinz, author/Rabbi of Berlin (1926-37), dies at 86 1986 Event Pope John Paul II met Rome's Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff at Rome synagogue 1985 Event Amy Eilberg is ordained in New York as 1st woman Conservative rabbi 1983 Death Louis De Funes, actor and writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68 1976 Death Jacob Soetendorp, rabbi, dies at 62 1972 Event 1st female U.S. rabbi installed, Sally J Priesand at 25 1972 Event Sally J Priesand becomes 1st female U.S. rabbi 1959 Death Isaac Halevi Herzog, chief rabbi of Israel (1936-59), dies at 71 1950 Birthday Julia Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger, born in England, British rabbi, member of the House of Lords, social reformer, Chancellor, University of Ulster 1948 Event Arabs blow up Jewish synagogue Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid 1946 Birthday Sally Priesand, 1st us woman rabbi 1944 Death Chayyim Most, Rabbi/Maggid of Kovono, killed by nazis 1943 Death Ismar Elbogen, German/US learned/rabbi (Jewish Lexicon), dies at 68 1943 Death Meijer de Hond, Emanuel Querido, rabbi (Sobibor), dies 1943 Death Alexander Goode, rabbi who surrended his life jacket, drowns 1935 Death Abraham Isaac Kook, rabbi/author (Hokhmat Ha-kodesh), dies 1933 Death Meir Shapira, rabbi/organizer (Daf Yomi), dies 1930 Birthday Hugo Gryn, born in Britain, rabbi, broadcaster, appeared on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, leading voice in interfaith dialogue 1928 Birthday Cynthia Ozick, U.S., author, Pagan Rabbi and Other Stories 1922 Birthday Janis Paige, born in Tacoma, Washington, actress, Lanigan's Rabbi, Trapper John MD 1922 Birthday Moses Rosen, chief Rabbi of Romania 1918 Death Chaim Soloveitchik, Rabbi of Brisk, talmudic scholar, dies 1914 Birthday Jacob Soetendorp, Dutch rabbi 1912 Birthday Jaap Meijer, Saul van Messel, Dutch historian/rabbi in Paramaribo 1902 Event Anti-Jewish rioters attack funeral procession of Rabbi Joseph (New York City) 1902 Birthday Joachim Prinz, author/Rabbi of Berlin, 1926-37 1900 Death Isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi/found Amer Hebrew Congregations, dies at 80 1895 Birthday Jakob Kaplan, French head rabbi, 1955-81 1886 Death Solomon Gazfried, rabbi/author (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch), dies 1882 Birthday Meijer de Hond, Dutch rabbi/writer 1874 Birthday Ismar Elbogen, German/US rabbi, Encyclopedia Judaica 1873 Birthday Leo Baeck, rabbi/president, World Union for Progressive Judaism 1867 Death Salomon J Rappoport, Czechoslovakian rabbi (Ereg miliem), dies 1866 Death Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch, Rabbi/Chassidic leader, dies 1860 Event 1st rabbi to open House of Representatives, Morris Raphall of New York City 1843 Birthday Kaufmann Kohler, reform rabbi/theologian 1839 Death Hayim Rapoport, Rabbi of Ostrowiec/author (Maxim Chayyim), dies 1836 Event Reconstruction begins on Synagogue of Rabbi Judah Hasid in Jerusalem 1819 Birthday Isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi and founder American Hebrew Congregations 1798 Event Rabbi Shneur Zalman, author (Tanya), released from St. Peterburg jail 1797 Death Elia van Vilnius, Latvian rabbi, dies at 77 1797 Death Elijah B Solomon Zalman, rabbi/Gaon of Vilna, dies 1790 Birthday Salomon J. Rappoport, Czechoslovakian rabbi/learned, Ereg miliem 1776 Death Dov Baer of Mezhirech, hassidic rabbi, dies 1776 Death Jacob Israel Emden, Jacob ben Tswi, German rabbi, dies at 78 1726 Death Moshe Darshan, Rabbi/author (Torat Ahsam), dies 1720 Event Rabbi Yehuda Hasid synagogue set afire 1720 Birthday Elia van Vilnius, Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman, Latvian rabbi 1700 Event Rabbi Judah Hasid and Chayim Molocho arrive in Jerusalem 1697 Birthday Jacob Israel Emden, Jacob ben Tswi, German rabbi 1667 Death David ben Samuel Halevi, rabbi/author (Shulchan Aruch), dies 1665 Event Jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah 1654 Death Yom Tov Lipmann Heller, rabbi/author (Tosefot Yom Tov), dies 1631 Death Rabbi Samuel Eliezer ben Judah ha-levi Edels, dies 1621 Event Rabbi Isaiah b Abraham aha-Levi Horowitz arrives in Israel 1605 Birthday Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Netherlands rabbi/mystic 1558 Death Shalom Shakna ben Joseph, Rabbi (founder of 1st Polish Yeshiva), dies 1542 Death Abraham ben Avigdor, rabbi/author (commentary on Tur), dies 1542 Event Rabbi Joseph Caro completes his commentary of Tur Code 1483 Event Rabbi Issac Abarbanel starts his exegesis on Bible 1267 Event Rabbi Moses Ben Nachman establishes a Jewish community in Jerusalem 1204 Death Maimonides, Moses Ben Maimon, Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 1198 Death Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies 1197 Event Crusaders wound Rabbi Elezar ben Judah 1189 Death Jacob of Orleans, Rabbi, killed in anti Jewish riot in London England 1105 Event Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel of Rome completes Talmudic dictionary 1105 Death Rashi, Rabbi Shlomo Yitzaki, Jewish intellectual, dies 468 Death Huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita
