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Alexander Astor

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Rabbi Alexander Astor
Born
Alexander Ostroff

(1900-08-11)11 August 1900
Helsinki, Finland
Died24 June 1988(1988-06-24) (aged 87)
Wellington, New Zealand

Alexander Astor OBE (11 August 1900 – 24 June 1988) was a New Zealand rabbi and community leader.[1]

In the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours, Astor was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[2]

References

  1. ^ Gluckman, Ann J. "Alexander Astor". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "No. 44602". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 8 June 1968.