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Arthur Lelyveld was born on 6 February, 1913 in Manhattan, New York, U.S., is an A 20th-century american rabbi. Discover Arthur Lelyveld's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?
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Rabbi, activist |
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83 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
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6 February 1913 |
| Birthday |
6 February |
| Birthplace |
Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Date of death |
15 April, 1996 |
| Died Place |
Beachwood, Ohio, U.S. |
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Arthur Lelyveld Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Arthur Lelyveld's Wife?
His wife is Toby Bookholtz
Teela Stovsky
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Toby Bookholtz
Teela Stovsky |
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Arthur Lelyveld Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Arthur Lelyveld worth at the age of 83 years old? Arthur Lelyveld’s income source is mostly from being a successful activist. He is from . We have estimated Arthur Lelyveld's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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activist |
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Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld (February 6, 1913 - April 15, 1996) was a rabbi within the movement of Reform Judaism and activist.
Lelyveld was born in Manhattan on Feb. 6, 1913.
He graduated from Columbia College in 1933.
At Columbia, he was the first Jewish editor of the Columbia Daily Spectator, leader of the glee club, and competed on the wrestling team.
In 1939, he graduated from the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio.
After marrying Toby Bookholtz, an actress and scholar of Shakespeare, Lelyveld moved to Omaha, Nebraska in 1941, where he led Temple Israel.
He headed the Jewish Peace Fellowship, a coalition, formed in 1941, of a number of groups of Jewish antiwar activists.
Lelyveld voiced his support for the recognition of the State of Israel and was the executive director for the Committee on Unity for Palestine.
In 1944, he then moved to New York, where he took on organizational rabbinic roles, including heading up the national Hillel organization.
He served as a rabbi in Cincinnati for a time.
He also served as president of the Zionist Organization of America from 1944.
in 1946, lobbying Harry S Truman to that end.
He was also active in attempts to create harmonious relations between Jews and blacks in the United States.
While he was in Omaha, he was a member of the local Urban League.
From 1958 until 1986, Lelyveld served as rabbi of Fairmount Temple in the Cleveland suburb of Beachwood, Ohio.
He was also active in the registration of black voters in the South during the 1960s.
During the Freedom Summer of 1964 he suffered a concussion after he was beaten with a tire iron by segregationists in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Lelyveld had five children.
His son Joseph Lelyveld was the executive editor of The New York Times, and won a Pulitzer Prize for journalism.
From 1966 to 1972, he was president of the American Jewish Congress, a 50,000-member organization.
He served as president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, and of the Synagogue Council of America.
Lelyveld retired from the rabbinate in 1986.
As senior rabbi emeritus, he served as a lecturer in Jewish thought at John Carroll University.
Lelyveld's youngest son, Benjamin, died in 1988 at the age of 30.
His second marriage, to Teela Stovsky, lasted 35 years.
Rabbi Lelyveld was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and died at the Montefiore Home in Beachwood, Ohio, on April 15, 1996.
His funeral at Fairmount Temple was attende by more than 1,200 people.
Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton sent condolences.
He was interred at Mayfield Cemetery in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
During the Second World War Lelyveld was a pacifist and conscientious objector, though he did propose sending a Jewish relief force to Europe.
His son David Lelyveld was a professor of history at William Paterson University; he retired in 2012.
Another son, Michael S. Lelyveld consults on.
His daughter, Robin Lelyveld, is a psychologist.
