Louis Ginzberg
Louis Ginzberg | |
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Louis Ginzberg in 1921 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | November 28, 1873 |
| Died | November 11, 1953 (aged 79) New York City, United States |
| Children | Eli Ginzberg |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Conservative |
Louis Ginzberg (Hebrew: לוי גינצבורג, Levy Gintzburg; Russian: Леви Гинцберг, Levy Ginzberg; November 28, 1873 – November 11, 1953) was a Russian-born American rabbi and Talmudic scholar of Lithuanian-Jewish descent, contributing editor to numerous articles of The Jewish Encyclopedia (1906), and leading figure in the Conservative movement of Judaism during the early 20th century.