Kaufmann Kohler
Submitted by koppie on Thu, 07/31/2014 - 18:20
Rav Kohler immigrated to the United States in 1869 and helped build the foundation for Reform Judaism. It is not surprising that he does not wear a kippah; what is surprising is that none of this more conservative colleagues did either. This is often held up as one of the things that made Reform Judaism different, but I don't see much evidence for Orthodox or Conservative Jews wearing kippot in 1860's America.
Wikipedia article:
DOB:
1 843
Birthplace:
Germany
Region:
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