Isaac Mayer Wise

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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.

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Isaac M. Wise 1
Isaac Wise 1

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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 Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1819-03-29
dateOfDeath 1900-03-26
editorOf Die Deborah
The Israelite
educatedAt Charles University in Prague
surface form: 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–Jewish Institute of Religion
surface form: Hebrew Union College

Union for Reform Judaism
surface form: 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

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Union for Reform Judaism foundedBy Isaac Mayer Wise
Union for Reform Judaism founder Isaac Mayer Wise
Wise hasNotableBearer Isaac Mayer Wise
this entity surface form: Isaac Wise
HUC-JIR foundedBy Isaac Mayer Wise
Isaak Mayer Weiss nameVariant Isaac Mayer Wise
subject surface form: Isaac Mayer Wise
Isaak Mayer Weiss nameVariant Isaac Mayer Wise
subject surface form: Isaac Mayer Wise
this entity surface form: Isaac M. Wise
Steingrub, Bohemia notablePersonBornHere Isaac Mayer Wise
Selma Bondi spouse Isaac Mayer Wise
The Martyrdom of Jesus of Nazareth author Isaac Mayer Wise
Pronaos to Holy Writ author Isaac Mayer Wise
Pronaos to Holy Writ workOf Isaac Mayer Wise
Die Deborah editor Isaac Mayer Wise
Die Deborah editorInChief Isaac Mayer Wise
Die Deborah hasContributor Isaac Mayer Wise
Die Deborah notableEditor Isaac Mayer Wise
Walnut Hills United Jewish Cemetery, Cincinnati notableBurial Isaac Mayer Wise
subject surface form: Walnut Hills United Jewish Cemetery
CCAR foundedBy Isaac Mayer Wise
subject surface form: Central Conference of American Rabbis
Therese Bloch spouse Isaac Mayer Wise