Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits
The Lord Jakobovits | |
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Jakobovits in 1969 | |
| Title | Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Immanuel Jakobovits 8 February 1921 |
| Died | 31 October 1999 (aged 78) St John's Wood, London, England |
| Spouse | Amélie Munk (married c. 1947) |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent | Rabbi Julius Jakobovits & Paula Wrescher |
| Occupation | Chief Rabbi |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Sir Israel Brodie |
| Successor | Jonathan, Lord Sacks |
| Position | Chief Rabbi |
| Organisation | United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth |
| Began | 1966 |
| Ended | 1991 |
| Other | Chief Rabbi of Ireland |
| Buried | Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, State of Israel |
| Semikhah | Etz Chaim Yeshiva (London) |
Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits (8 February 1921 – 31 October 1999) was the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1967 to 1991. Prior to this, he had served as Chief Rabbi of Ireland and as rabbi of the Fifth Avenue Synagogue in New York City. In addition to his official duties he was regarded as an authority in medical ethics from a Jewish standpoint. He was knighted in 1981 and became the first Chief Rabbi to enter the House of Lords in 1988 as Baron Jakobovits.