Burt Schuman
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Burt Schuman is the first Polish postwar rabbi of Reform Judaism
. Originally from New York, NY, Rabbi Schuman spent 11 years as the rabbi of Temple Beth Israel
in Altoona, Pennsylvania
.
Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism refers to various beliefs, practices and organizations associated with the Reform Jewish movement in North America, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. In general, it maintains that Judaism and Jewish traditions should be modernized and should be compatible with participation in the...
. Originally from New York, NY, Rabbi Schuman spent 11 years as the rabbi of Temple Beth Israel
Temple Beth Israel (Altoona, Pennsylvania)
Temple Beth Israel is a Reform synagogue located at 3004 Union Avenue in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It was found in 1874 as the Orthodox Ahavath Achim . The congregation moved to adopt Reform liturgy in 1877. In 1890 the congregation reorganized and was renamed Mountain City Hebrew Reformed Congregation...
in Altoona, Pennsylvania
Altoona, Pennsylvania
-History:A major railroad town, Altoona was founded by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1849 as the site for a shop complex. Altoona was incorporated as a borough on February 6, 1854, and as a city under legislation approved on April 3, 1867, and February 8, 1868...
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