Alfred Gottschalk (rabbi)
Alfred Gottschalk | |
|---|---|
| 6th President of Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion | |
| In office 1971–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Nelson Glueck |
| Succeeded by | Sheldon Zimmerman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 7, 1930 Oberwesel, Germany |
| Died | September 12, 2009 (aged 79) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Spouse(s) | Regina Schrag (divorced) Deanna Zeff Frank |
| Education | Brooklyn College (BA) Hebrew Union College (MA) University of Southern California (PhD) |
Alfred Gottschalk (March 7, 1930 – September 12, 2009) was a German-born American rabbi who was a leader in the Reform Judaism movement, serving as head of the movement's Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC) for 30 years, as president from 1971 to 1996, and then as chancellor until 2000. In that role, Rabbi Gottschalk oversaw the ordination of the first women to be ordained as rabbis in the United States and Israel, and he oversaw the development of new HUC campuses in Jerusalem, Los Angeles and New York City, three of the school's four campuses.