Levi Olan, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Levi Olan

American rabbi

Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1903

Date of Death: 17-Oct-1984

Profession: rabbi

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Levi Olan

  • Levi Arthur Olan (March 22, 1903 – October 17, 1984) was an American Reform Jewish rabbi, liberal social activist, author, and professor.
  • Born in Ukraine in 1903, he grew up in Rochester, New York and was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1929.
  • He served as rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1929 to 1948, and Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, Texas from 1948 to his retirement in 1970.
  • Olan was one of the most prominent liberal voices in Dallas, which was a predominantly conservative city.
  • His views on poverty, war, civil rights, civil liberties and other topics were disseminated largely through his popular program on WFAA radio, and earned him the moniker, β€œthe conscience of Dallas.” He also had a longstanding visiting professorship at Southern Methodist University and published numerous works on Judaism, process theology, and contemporary social issues.

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