A funeral service for Dr. Abraham J. Feldman, founder of the Connecticut Jewish Ledger and a former president of both the Central Conference of American Rabbis and the Synagogue Council of America, was held here today at Temple Beth Israel. He died last Thursday at his home here at the age of 84.
Feldman was spiritual leader of Temple Beth Israel from 1925 to 1968 when he became Rabbi Emeritus. He founded the Connecticut Jewish Ledger, a weekly, in 1929 and continued as its editor after his retirement from the pulpit. He was the author of many books and treatises on Judaism, including “Sources of Jewish Inspiration,” “A Companion to the Bible,” “The American Jew: A Study of Backgrounds” and “The American Reform Rabbi: A Profile of a Profession”.
Born in Kiev, the Ukraine, Feldman was brought to the United States in 1906 and settled on Manhattan” Lower East Side. He graduated from the Hebrew Union College and the University of Cincinnati. Feldman was a leading ecumenist and an articulate defender of human rights and racial brotherhood. In 1957 President Eisenhower praised “his outstanding leadership” in making “his creative influence felt in a wide community” and “bringing strength to the nation and hope to the free world”.
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