Hyman G. Enelow

Hyman Gerson Enelow (October 26, 1877 – February 6, 1934) was an American rabbi of the New York Congregation Emanu-El.[1]

He was born in Russia, to Leopold and Matilda Marver Enelow. The family emigrated to the U.S. and Enelow studied for two years at the University of Chicago, eventually earning a degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1897. He became a Doctor of Divinity in 1900. His first rabbinical posting was to Temple Israel in Paducah, Kentucky; in 1901 he became rabbi of Temple Adath Israel in Louisville, Kentucky, and in 1912 he moved to New York.[1]

During World War I he served on the Jewish Welfare Board from July 1918 to April 1919, in Le Mans, France. He was the author of twelve books about religion, including A Jewish View of Jesus, and contributed material to the Jewish Encyclopedia.[1]

He was a vice-president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis.[2]

He died at sea of heart failure, on February 6, 1934, while on a cruise to the Mediterranean. He never married; he was survived by two brothers, Max and Ben Enelow, and a sister, Mrs. Samuel Mann.[1]

References
  1. "Rabbi Enelow Dies on a Liner at Sea". New York Times. February 7, 1934. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  2. "Noted Jewish Leader Dies Aboard Steamer". The Baltimore Sun. February 7, 1934. p. 11. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
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