Isaac Mayer Wise

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American Jew Reform Judaism leader rabbi religious leader

Isaac Mayer Wise was a pioneering 19th-century American rabbi who played a central role in shaping and institutionalizing Reform Judaism in the United States.

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Jew → Reform Judaism leader → rabbi → religious leader →
advocated	modernization of Jewish worship → unification of American Jewish congregations →
birthName	Isaak Mayer Weiss →
burialPlace	Walnut Hills United Jewish Cemetery, Cincinnati →
citizenship	United States of America →
countryOfBirth	Austrian Empire →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1819-03-29 →
dateOfDeath	1900-03-26 →
editorOf	Die Deborah → The Israelite →
educatedAt	University of Prague → University of Vienna → yeshivot in Bohemia →
era	19th century →
ethnicGroup	Bohemian Jew →
familyName	Wise →
founded	Central Conference of American Rabbis → Hebrew Union College → Union of American Hebrew Congregations →
givenName	Isaac →
immigratedTo	United States of America →
introduced	mixed-gender seating in synagogue worship → use of choir and organ in synagogue services →
languagesSpoken	English → German → Hebrew →
movement	Reform Judaism →
nationality	American →
notableFor	founding major American Reform Jewish institutions → pioneering Reform Judaism in the United States →
numberOfChildren	10 →
occupation	author → editor → rabbi → theologian →
placeOfBirth	Steingrub, Bohemia →
placeOfDeath	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States →
positionHeld	rabbi of B'nai Yeshurun (Plum Street Temple), Cincinnati → rabbi of Congregation Beth-El, Albany, New York →
religion	Judaism →
spouse	Selma Bondi → Therese Bloch →
wrote	Minhag America → Pronaos to Holy Writ → The History of the Israelitish Nation → The Martyrdom of Jesus of Nazareth →
yearOfImmigration	1846 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Central Conference of American Rabbis → Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion → Union for Reform Judaism →	foundedBy
Union for Reform Judaism →	founder
Reform Judaism →	hasKeyFigure