RabbiAlexander AstorOBE | |
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Personal life | |
Born | Alexander Ostroff (1900-08-11)11 August 1900 Helsinki, Finland |
Died | 24 June 1988(1988-06-24) (aged 87) Wellington, New Zealand |
Religious life | |
Religion | Judaism |
Alexander Astor OBE (11 August 1900 – 24 June 1988) was a New Zealand rabbi and community leader.
In 1953, Astor was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. In the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
References
- Gluckman, Ann J. "Alexander Astor". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 51. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- "No. 44602". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 8 June 1968. p. 6340.
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