词条 | Malcolm H. Stern |
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| honorific-prefix = Rabbi | name = Malcolm H. Stern | honorific-suffix = | title = | image = | caption = | synagogue = Ohef Sholom Temple Norfolk, Virginia | synagogueposition = Rabbi | yeshiva = | yeshivaposition = | organisation = | organisationposition = | began = 1947 | ended = 1964 | predecessor = | successor = | rabbi = | rebbe = | kohan = | hazzan = | rank = | other_post = | birth_name = Malcolm Henry Stern | birth_date = {{Birth date|1915|01|29}} | birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US | death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|01|05|1915|01|29}} | death_place = New York, New York US | buried = | nationality = American | denomination = Reform Judaism | residence = New York, New York US | dynasty = | parents = Arthur Stern Henrietta Stern | spouse = Louise Bergman | children = | occupation = Rabbi Genealogist | profession = Genealogist American Jewish Archives (1949-1994) Director, Rabbinic Placement Central Conference of American Rabbis (1964-1980) | alma_mater = University of Pennsylvania Hebrew Union College | semicha = | signature = }}Malcolm Henry Stern (January 29, 1915 – January 5, 1994) was an American rabbi, historian, and genealogist.[1] Through the work he did that supported secular genealogical communities and resources, as well as created what is the structure and backbone of current Jewish genealogical societies, Stern's efforts created long-lasting, far-reaching cooperative organizations. For these reasons, Stern has been described as the dean of American Jewish genealogy.[2] Early lifeStern was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Arthur Kaufman Stern and Henrietta Stern (née Berkowitz).[3] In his early childhood, his family moved from Philadelphia to a farm in Fox Chase, Pennsylvania, where he grew up. He had one brother, Edward Stern.[4] Stern's family was from the early German Jewish community of Philadelphia.[5] His father and grandfather worked at the family business, Jacob Stern & Sons, where they were hides and tallow processors. In the 1920s, Stern's father sold his share of the business to retire to the farm in Fox Chase; Stern described this as his father's attempts to be a bit of a gentleman farmer, as well as author, playwright, and painter. After the 1929 Stock Market Crash, Stern's father became an independent real estate agent.[5] Stern's mother was active in organizing Jewish summer camps for Philadelphia-area children. She was involved in supporting the National Farm School (now the Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture), which was founded by her uncle Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf in 1896, and where her ashes are now interred. She was also active with the local Juvenile Aid Society. The foster children would often spend Sundays at the family's farm in Fox Chase.[5] Stern said that when they moved from the tight-knit German Jewish community in Philadelphia to Fox Chase, where they were the first Jews in the neighborhood, he and his brother would get chased home and called anti-semitic names.[5] EducationFor parts of his childhood, Stern's parents took the family to Europe, where they traveled extensively. He learned German from a German governess in Hamburg. Stern spent seven months in school in Lausanne, Switzerland.[5] In 1935, Stern received a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1937, Stern received a Bachelor of Hebrew Letters from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned a Master of Hebrew Letters in 1941 and the Doctor of Hebrew Letters in American Jewish History in 1957, all from Hebrew Union College. In 1966, Stern received a Doctor of Divinity degree from Hebrew Union College.[6] CareerRabbinic careerPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaAs did many of his family members, Stern attended Hebrew Union College, where he studied to be a rabbi.[11] From 1941 to 1943, Stern was assistant rabbi to Rabbi Fineshriber[5] at the Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, in Philadelphia,[7] where his great-uncle, Joseph Krauskopf had previously served as rabbi.[8] After the war, from 1946 to 1947, Stern returned to work as a rabbi at Keneseth Israel. In 1942, Stern was one of 90 Reform rabbis to sign a statement in support of aid to Palestine. The published statement said that the signatories were "opposing growing secularism and favoring greater emphasis on transcendent moral and religious values and principles in American life."[9] In 1943, Stern took a sabbatical from his position at Keneseth Israel to serve a Chaplain in the US Army Air Corps. During this time, during World War II, Stern almost died when his plane crashed at Casablanca during a flight to India;[11][7] in a letter home to his father that was published in the local press, Stern said he felt lucky to have only broken an arm and a leg.[4] Norfolk, VirginiaFrom 1947 to 1964, Stern was Rabbi of Ohef Sholom Temple in Norfolk, Virginia.[10] During his time there, he completed his Doctor of Hebrew Letters in 1957 in American Jewish History under the tutelage of Dr. Jacob Rader Marcus.[7] Stern was an amateur musicologist, writing program notes for the Norfolk Symphony Orchestra. He also served as chairman of the Committee on Synagogue Music of the Central Conference of American Rabbis.[11] In 1960, Stern served as editor in chief of the Union Songster for Reform Judaism and coordinated the revision of the Union Hymnal, both of which are considered by Reform Jews to be the commonly used hymnals for religious services.[7] He co-edited Songs and Hymns for Gates of Prayer, the New Union Prayer Book (GOP) that is a Reform Jewish siddur. He chaired the committee that created Shaarei Shira/Gates of Song.[11][7] New York CityFrom 1964 to 1980, Stern was the Central Conference of American Rabbis' first Director of Rabbinic Placement for Reform Judaism, assigning rabbis to congregations.[7] After leaving CCAR in 1980, Stern joined Hebrew Union College's faculty as Adjunct Professor, where he lectured in Jewish History.[7] He was also a field-work counselor for rabbinic students. Stern held both positions until his death.[7] Hebrew Union President, Dr. Alfred Gottschalk, said Stern's "scholarship, his pioneering seminal research in American Jewish genealogy and writings remain a rich legacy and memorial."[1] Genealogy career{{quote box|quote = Genealogy has taught me so much. I have always been fascinated by the interconnection of families. Jewish history, rites, and customs have come alive through my pursuit of roots. |align = right |width = 30% |source = —Rabbi Stern[12] }} Stern's interest in genealogy, he said, "started in grade school when he traced the descendants of Charlemagne for an assignment."[13] From 1949 to 1994, Stern was the genealogist for the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati. In 1960, Stern published Americans of Jewish Descent, in which he created extensive, fully sourced, family tree diagrams of all Jewish families who lived in American pre-1840. The work contained 26,000 names.[1][13][14] Two more editions of the book followed: 1978's First American Jewish Families: 600 Genealogies, 1654–1977 and 1991's First American Jewish Families: 600 Genealogies, 1654–1988, which had over 50,000 surnames. The book was groundbreaking because of the volume of names and the thoroughness of the research. Many pre-1840, non-Jewish families discovered they had Jewish roots. It was considered one of the most valuable research tools in American Jewish genealogy and history.[1] The work in these books was a source for much of Stephen Birmingham's 1981 book, The Grandees: America's Sephardic Elite. Stern was responsible for helping to establish the early Jewish genealogical societies in the United States. He was on the committee that hosted the first of what would become the annual International Conference on Jewish Genealogy now sponsored by the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS). He was instrumental in founding IAJGS.[2] During his time as President of the Federation of Genealogical Societies, Stern worked to create the Genealogical Coordinating Committee. In a meeting in Salt Lake City in 1980, Stern brought together leaders from various genealogical entities—FGS, American Society of Genealogists, Association of Genealogical Educators, Association of Professional Genealogists, Board for Certification of Genealogists, International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) and the National Genealogical Society—with a goal to foster better relationships between various genealogical groups that had common interests, especially supporting the work of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) so it would be available to genealogists.[36] This meeting led to the formation of the Genealogical Coordinating Committee two years later, with a resulting National Archives Gift Fund (now known as the Malcolm H. Stern NARA Gift Fund) established. The purpose of the fund was to support NARA and other genealogical interests. Member organizations donated $1 per genealogist per year.[36] Activism
Membership activitiesAlphabetical by organization
Ten Commandments for GenealogistsStern wrote the Ten Commandments for Genealogists,[2] which has become widely cited and is a cornerstone of Jewish genealogy.[18] Honors
Gift funds/grants
Personal lifeIn 1941, Stern married Louise Steinhart Bergman.[22] They had no children. In 1994, Stern died in New York City of a heart attack.[23] Stern's maternal great uncle is the Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf. Works and publicationsChronological orderArchival papers
Monographs
Jewish Families Series
Articles
Lectures, speeches, etc.
See also
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|last1=Saxon|first1=Wolfgang|title=Rabbi Malcolm Stern, 78, Dies; Historian of Judaism in the U.S. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/07/obituaries/rabbi-malcolm-stern-78-dies-historian-of-judaism-in-the-us.html|accessdate=12 April 2015|work=The New York Times|date=7 January 1994}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|last1=Mokotoff|first1=Gary|last2=Amdur Sack|first2=Sallyann|title=Rabbi Malcolm H. Stern (1916-1994), Dean of American-Jewish Genealogy |url=http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/mstern.txt|accessdate=12 April 2015|work=Avotaynu Magazine|issue=Volume IX, Number 4, Winter 1993|date=1994}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Malcolm Stern - United States Census, 1930|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHWJ-V2G|website=FamilySearch|accessdate=12 April 2015}} 4. ^1 {{cite news|title=Capt. Stern Hurt in Plane Crash|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/894401494?accountid=147304|accessdate=13 April 2015|work=Jewish Exponent|publisher=Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia|date=16 March 1945}}{{subscription required}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite journal|last1=Stern|first1=Malcolm H.|title=Philadelphia's German Jews, Their Mores & Institutions: A Personal Memoir|journal=Chronicles|date=June 2008|volume= 27|issue= 1/2|pages=12–21|url=http://www.jgsgp.org/Documents/June2008Chronicles.pdf|accessdate=12 April 2015|publisher=Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia|format=PDF}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=Eight Students Graduate As Rabbis from H. U. C. -j.i.r. in New York|url=http://www.jta.org/1966/06/06/archive/eight-students-graduate-as-rabbis-from-h-u-c-j-i-r-in-new-york|accessdate=13 April 2015|work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|date=6 June 1966}} 7. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{cite journal|last1=Olitzky|first1=Kerry M.|title=A Memorial Tribute to Malcolm H. Stern|journal=American Jewish History|date=1 January 1994|volume=82|issue=1|pages=329–330|oclc=5792983544}} 8. ^{{cite news|title=Becomes Assistant at K. I.|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/900045210?accountid=147304|accessdate=13 April 2015|work=Jewish Exponent|publisher=Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia|date=13 June 1941}}{{subscription required}} 9. ^{{cite news|title=U.S. Reform Rabbis State Principles|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F04E3DB1E3CE33BBC4850DFBE668389659EDE|accessdate=12 April 2015|work=The New York Times|date=30 August 1942}} 10. ^{{cite news|title=K.I. to Tender Farewell Dinner to Rabbi Stern|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/909026103?accountid=147304|accessdate=13 April 2015|work=Jewish Exponent|publisher=Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia|date=15 August 1947}}{{subscription required}} 11. ^{{cite news|title=Jewish Rabbi To Speak At State College|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/568582350?accountid=147304|accessdate=13 April 2015|work=New Journal and Guide|date=1 February 1958}}{{subscription required}} 12. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Weiner|first1=Miriam|title=Roots and Branches: Stern's death a loss for genealogy experts|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1006922952?accountid=147304|accessdate=13 April 2015|work=The American Israelite|date=3 March 1994|page=17}}{{subscription required}} 13. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite journal|last1=Stern|first1=Malcolm H.|title=A Finding Aid to the Malcolm H. Stern Papers. 1882-1994.|journal=American Jewish Archives|date=June 1998|issue=Manuscript Collection No. 626|url=http://americanjewisharchives.org/collections/ms0626/|accessdate=12 April 2015|oclc=70962541}} 14. ^{{cite news|title=Genealogical Survey of 26,000 Jews in Early America Published|url=http://www.jta.org/1961/03/06/archive/genealogical-survey-of-26-000-jews-in-early-america-published|accessdate=13 April 2015|work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|date=6 March 1961}} 15. ^{{cite journal|last1=Stern|first1=Malcolm|editor1-last=Bauman|editor1-first=Mark K.|editor2-last=Kalin|editor2-first=Berkley|title=The Year They Closed the Schools: The Norfolk Story|journal=The Quiet Voices: Southern Rabbis and Black Civil Rights, 1880s to 1990s|date=1997|publisher=University of Alabama Press|location=Tuscaloosa, Ala|oclc=318668604|ISBN=978-0-817-35429-9}} 16. ^{{cite news|title=Rabbi Stern Speaks to Y's Men's Club at Hunton Branch|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/568131956?accountid=147304|accessdate=13 April 2015|work=New Journal and Guide|date=10 March 1951}}{{subscription required}} 17. ^1 2 {{cite web|last1=Szucs|first1=Loretto Dennis|title=FGS History, Part II FGS History: Looking Back. Looking Back, Part II: 1980–1984|url=http://www.fgs.org/cpage.php?pt=108|website=Federation of Genealogical Societies|accessdate=13 April 2015}} 18. ^{{cite web|last1=Stern|first1=Rabbi Malcolm H.|title=IAJGS Ethics for Jewish Genealogists: Adaptation of the late Rabbi Malcolm Stern's "Ten Commandments in Genealogy"|url=http://www.iajgs.org/ethics.html#TenCommandments|website=IAJGS (International Association for Jewish Genealogy)|accessdate=13 April 2015}} 19. ^{{cite news|title=30 Named 'Living Treasures' For Contributions to the City|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/20/nyregion/30-named-living-treasures-for-contributions-to-the-city.html|accessdate=12 April 2015|work=The New York Times|date=20 June 1986}} 20. ^{{cite web|title=Malcolm H. Stern-NARA Gift Fund|url=http://www.fgs.org/cstm_STERN-NARA.php|website=Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS)|accessdate=13 April 2015}} 21. ^{{cite web|title=Rabbi Malcolm Stern & John Stedman Memorial Grant|url=http://www.iajgs.org/blog/awards/rabbi-malcolm-stern-grant/|website=IAJGS (International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies)|accessdate=13 April 2015}} 22. ^{{cite news|title=Louise B. Stern - Obituary|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F06E4D8103AF93AA25751C0A9649D8B63|accessdate=12 April 2015|work=The New York Times|date=19 February 2012}} 23. ^{{cite web|title=Malcolm H Stern - United States Social Security Death Index|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYWV-7MZ|website=FamilySearch|accessdate=12 April 2015|date=5 January 1994}} 24. ^{{cite news|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/227248094?accountid=147304|last1=Brown|first1=Leon|title=As I see it: In genealogy, what goes around comes around|accessdate=13 April 2015|work=Jewish Exponent|issue=17|publisher=Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia|date=25 April 1996|page=18|ISSN=0021-6437}}{{subscription required}} External links
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