Background
Korn, Bertram Wallace was born on October 6, 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Manuel and Blanche (Bergman) Korn.
Korn, Bertram Wallace was born on October 6, 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Manuel and Blanche (Bergman) Korn.
Student of University Pennsylvania, 1935-1936, Cornell Univercity. Bachelor of Arts with honors, U. Cincinnati, 1939. Rabbi, M.H.L., Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute Religion, 1943, fellow, 1946-1948, Doctor of Hebrew Literature, 1949, Doctor of Divinity, 1968.
Doctor of Laws, Temple University, 1957.
Doctor of Literature, Delaware Valley College, 1967, Dropsie University, 1976.
Ordained rabbi, 1943. Rabbi Government Saint Temple, Mobile, 1943-1944. Assistant professor American Jewish history Hebrew Union College, 1948-1949.
Senior rabbi Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, 1949-1979.
Visiting professor American Jewish history Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute Religion, New York City, from 1962, Dropsie University, Philadelphia, from 1970. Past chairman Reform delegate to Commission Jewish Chaplaincy, Jewish Welfare Board.
Vice president Jewish History communications of Civil War Centennial, 1961-1965. Advisory board Federal Civil War Centennial Commission, 1961-1965.
Member President's Commision on Observance of 25th Anniversary of United Nations, 1970-1971.
Past member committee Jewish Americana, B’nai B’rith. Past vice president Phila Board Rabbis. Past grand chaplain Pennsylvania Grand Lodge.
Served as chaplain United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946.
Children: Judith Carole, Bertram Wallace.