Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits

British rabbi

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1921

Place of Birth: Kaliningrad, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russia

Date of Death: 31-Oct-1999

Profession: rabbi

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits

  • Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits (8 February 1921 – 31 October 1999) was the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1967 to 1991.
  • Prior to this, he had served as Chief Rabbi of Ireland and as rabbi of the Fifth Avenue Synagogue in New York City.
  • In addition to his official duties he was regarded as an authority in medical ethics from a Jewish standpoint.
  • He was knighted in 1981 and became the first Chief Rabbi to enter the House of Lords in 1988 as Baron Jakobovits.

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