Laszlo Berkowits (February 29, 1928 – December 13, 2020) was a Hungarian-born American Reform rabbi.
From 1944 to 1945, he was imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. After his release in 1945, he studied briefly in Sweden before he moved to the United States, where he began studying to be a rabbi. He was ordained in 1963.
In 1963, he was hired by Temple Rodef Shalom as its first senior rabbi. He held this title for 35 years, prior to his retirement in July, 1998. In 1988, he received his Doctor of Divinity from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He served as Rabbi Emeritus at Temple Rodef Shalom until his death on December 13, 2020 at age 92.
References
- ^ "Divine Impulses: Laszlo Berkowits". Newsweek and Washington Post. 20 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- Schucht, Eric (2020-12-15). "Temple Rodef Shalom founding Rabbi Laszlo Berkowits dies at 92". Washington Jewish Week. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
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