Gerson D. Cohen
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Gerson D. Cohen | |
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| Born | August 26, 1924 |
| Died | August 15, 1991 (aged 66) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Position | Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America |
| Began | 1972 |
| Ended | 1986 |
Gerson David Cohen (August 26, 1924 – August 15, 1991) was a Jewish historian, a Conservative rabbi, and the Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America from 1972–86. He was born in New York in 1924. He was especially known for ordaining the first female rabbi in Conservative Judaism in 1985.[1] He appointed a special commission to study the issue of ordaining women as rabbis in 1977.
Cohen died in New York in 1991.
References
- ^ Goldman, Ari L. (August 19, 1991). "Gerson D. Cohen Is Dead at 66; Ex-Chancellor of Jewish Seminary". The New York Times.
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