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Albert Vorspan

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Albert Vorspan · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Writer and leader on Jewish social justice and social action in Reform Judaism

When

1924, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States — 2019, New Rochelle, New York, United States

Where

United States

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Albert Vorspan is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Writer and leader on Jewish social justice and social action in Reform Judaism

How & why

Vorspan was a writer and leader who shaped the social-justice mission of Reform Judaism, long directing social action for the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and co-authoring influential works on Jewish ethics and activism. He was Jewish and devoted his career to Jewish communal life and civil rights. His writing linked Jewish tradition to modern social action.

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Writer and leader on Jewish social justice and social action in Reform Judaism

1924

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Sociology