Philip Sidney Bernstein
Philip Sidney Bernstein (1901 – December 3, 1985) was a rabbi who served as the advisor to the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war he helped find homes for over 200,000 displaced Jews.
Philip S. Bernstein | |
|---|---|
| Title | Rabbi |
| Personal | |
| Born | Philip Sidney Bernstein 1901 |
| Died | December 3, 1985 (aged 83–84) Brighton, New York |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Reform Judaism |
| Alma mater | |
| Synagogue | Temple B'rith Kodesh |
Biography
Bernstein was born in 1901 in Rochester, New York. He would study at Syracuse University as well as the Jewish Institute of Religion.[1][2][3]
At the age of 25, in 1926, Bernstein returned to Rochester to serve as assistant rabbi of Temple B'rith Kodesh. Within the year he would be made the rabbi of the synagogue and continue serving there for 43 years.[1][3][4]
During World War II Bernstein, a reform rabbi acted as the official advisor on Jewish affairs to United States Army commanders in Europe.[3][5] He would continue to serve in Europe, in this capacity after the end of the War.[6] After the war he would assist in resettling over 200,000 displaced European Jews.[3]
In the 1950s and 60s, Bernstein served as the president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and chairman of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.[3]
Bernstein died in Brighton, New York on December 3, 1985 of heart failure.[3]
References
- Colby, Vineta; Wilson, H. W. (1991). World Authors, 1980-1985. H.W. Wilson Company. ISBN 978-0-8242-0797-7.
- "Citation of Civic Medalist, 1962". Museum Service: Bulletin of the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences. Vol. 34–36. Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences. 1961.
- "RABBI PHILIP BERNSTEIN: HELPED DISPLACED JEWS". The New York Times. 1985-12-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- Annual Reports of the President, the Deans, and Other Officers of Miami University. Miami University of Ohio. 1953.
- "Stephen Bernstein poses with his father, Philip Bernstein (left), adviser on Jewish affairs to the U.S. Army commander in Europe, and General Joseph McNarney, during his bar mitzvah at the Philanthropin School in Frankfurt. - Collections Search - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum". collections.ushmm.org. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- "Rabbi Philip Bernstein (right), adviser on Jewish affairs to the U.S. Army commander in Europe, dines with local Jewish leaders in Berlin". collections.ushmm.org. Retrieved 2022-02-06.