Background
Rudin, Arnold James was born on October 7, 1934 in Pittsburgh. Son of Philip Gordon and Beatrice (Rosenbloom) Rudin.
Rudin, Arnold James was born on October 7, 1934 in Pittsburgh. Son of Philip Gordon and Beatrice (Rosenbloom) Rudin.
Bachelor, George Washington University, 1955; Master of Arts, Hebrew Union College, 1960; Doctor of Divinity, Hebrew Union College, 1985.
Military chaplain, United States Air Force, Japan, Korea, 1960-1962; assistant rabbi, Congregation B'nai Jehudah, Kansas City, Missoury, 1962-1964; rabbi, Sinai Temple, Champaign, Illinois, 1964-1968; rabbi, American Jewish Committee, New York City, since 1968; director interreligious affairs, American Jewish Committee, New York City, since 1983. Lecturer in field; guest speaker numerous television/radio programs nationwide. Organizer conferences in field.
National coordinator American Jewish Emergency Relief Effort, Biafran Relief, 1968, 69. Founder National Interreligious Task Force on Black-Jewish Relations. Member Martin Luther King, Junior Federal Holiday Commission.
Co-chairman First National Black-Jewish Seminarians Conference, Atlanta, 1986. Member executive council American Jewish History Society.
Married Marcia Ruth Kapan, July 27, 1969. Children: Eve Sandra, Jennifer Anne.