Stephen S. Wise
Stephen S. Wise · Civil Rights & Human Rights
Reform rabbi and founder of the American Jewish Congress who was among the signatories and early supporters of the NAACP.
1874, Budapest, Hungary — 1949, New York City, USA
New York City
Stephen S. Wise is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Reform rabbi and founder of the American Jewish Congress who was among the signatories and early supporters of the NAACP.
Stephen S. Wise was a leading American Reform rabbi and founder of the American Jewish Congress. He was among the early signatories and supporters of the NAACP and a prominent advocate for civil liberties and minority rights. A major figure in American Jewish life, he tied Jewish prophetic ethics to the causes of labor, civil rights and Zionism.
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Source: Library of Congress (NAACP exhibition); My Jewish Learning
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Reform rabbi and founder of the American Jewish Congress who was among the signatories and early supporters of the NAACP.
Source: Library of Congress (NAACP exhibition); My Jewish Learning
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