Rabbi Solomon Schechter | |
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Born | |
Died | 19 November 1915 New York City, US | (aged 67)
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | Moldavian (until 1859) Romanian (after 1881) British American |
Alma mater | University of Vienna, Humboldt University of Berlin |
Solomon Schechter (Hebrew: שניאור זלמן הכהן שכטר; 7 December 1847 – 19 November 1915) was a Moldavian-born British-American rabbi, academic scholar and educator, most famous for his roles as founder and President of the United Synagogue of America, President of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and architect of American Conservative Judaism.