Julius Berger (1893 – March 1, 1953) was a Canadian Conservative rabbi. He was the first rabbinic leader of the Shaare Zion Congregation in Montreal.
Julius Berger | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | 1893 Ottawa, Ontario |
| Died | (aged 58) Montreal, Quebec |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Ottawa |
| Position | Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Shaare Zion Congregation |
| Began | 1925 |
| Ended | 1947 |
| Semikhah | Jewish Theological Seminary of America |
Biography
editJulius Berger was born in 1893 in Ottawa. His father was Lithuanian-born rabbi Joseph Berger, and his brother was lawyer Sam Berger.[1]
Berger was a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America,[2] and became rabbi of Shaare Zion Congregation in Montreal in 1925.[3] During the Second World War he served as chaplain with the Royal Canadian Air Force.[4]
Berger's academic work focused on Jewish elementary education. He was a founding member of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies in 1933.[5] He received a PhD from the University of Ottawa in 1950.[3]
Selected publications
edit- Elementary Education in the Talmud: The Fountain Head of Many Modern Pedagogical Ideas. Montreal: Eagle Publishing Co. 1929.
- The Weekly Sermon: Sermons on the Portion of the Week and for the Holydays and Festivals. New York: Bloch Publishing Co. 1931.
- Berger, Julius (1950). Fundamental Jewish Educational Ideals (Ph.D. thesis). Ottawa: University of Ottawa. doi:10.20381/ruor-8930.
References
edit- ^ "Rabbi Joseph Berger fonds". Canadian Jewish Heritage Network. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Rosenberg, S.E. (1970). The Jewish Community in Canada: A History. McClelland and Stewart. ISBN 978-0-7710-7737-1.
- ^ a b "Rabbi Julius Berger, 58, Brother of Ottawan, Dies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. March 2, 1953. p. 29.
- ^ Shuchat, Wilfred (2000). The Gate of Heaven: The Story of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim of Montreal, 1846–1996. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-7735-2089-9.
- ^ Hughes, A. (2020). From Seminary to University: An Institutional History of the Study of Religion in Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-4875-3127-0.