- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Jacob Rothschild (1911-1973)
- Creator:
- Hatfield, Edward A.
- Date of Original:
- 2007-06-01
- Subject:
- Rabbis--Georgia--Atlanta
Civic leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
Rothschild, Jacob M., 1911-1973
Hebrew Benevolent Congregation (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Jacob Rothschild who served as rabbi for the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1946 until his death in 1973. Throughout his rabbinate, Rothschild forged close relationships with members of the city's Christian clergy, helped to engineer Atlanta's moderate political consensus, and distinguished himself as a charismatic spokesperson for civil rights. Rothschild was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended the Hebrew Union College (later Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion) in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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GSE identifier: SS8H11, SS2H1 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/people/jacob-rothschild-1911-1973/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "40 Watt Club," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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