Schechter

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Schechter is a Jewish surname most notably associated with Solomon Schechter, a prominent rabbi and scholar who helped shape Conservative Judaism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish scholar
person
rabbi
surname
countryOfBirth Romania NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath United States NERFINISHED
derivedFromOccupation shochet
employer Jewish Theological Seminary of America NERFINISHED
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
ethnicGroup Jews
surface form: Jewish people
familyName Schechter NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Cairo Geniza research
Jewish studies
Talmudic scholarship
influenced development of Conservative Judaism in North America
languageOfOrigin German
Yiddish NERFINISHED
meaning ritual slaughterer
movement Conservative Judaism NERFINISHED
notableFor leadership in Conservative Judaism
role in founding the United Synagogue of America
notableWork study of the Cairo Geniza manuscripts
occupation educator
theologian
placeOfBirth Focșani NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
positionHeld president of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
religion Judaism

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Solomon Schechter familyName Schechter