Harold Philip Smith

Background

Smith, Harold Philip was born on September 4, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Samuel and Rose (Siegel) Smith.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Tulsa, 1937; Doctor of Hebrew Literature, Hebrew Theological College, 1960; graduate work, University of Chicago Federal Schools Theology.

Career

Director education, B'nei Emunah School, Tulsa, 1937-1939; director activities, Garfield Community Center, Chicago, 1939-1941; rabbi, Beth El Synagogue, Gary, Indiana, 1941-1944; executive director, Midwest region Religious Zionist American, 1944-1949; rabbi, Congregation Agudath Achim South Shore, Chicago, 1949-1969; vice president, Jewish U. American, Hebrew Theological College, Skokie, Illinois, since 1969. Lecturer practical rabbinics Hebrew Theological College. Chairman national commission on education Rabbinical Council American, 1947-1952.

Member Rabbinical Council American (Israel commission), since 1976, member publications committee, since 1952, vice president, 1958-1960, mem.religious standards committee, since 1960, co-chairman national legislation committee, since 1976. Chairman Rabbinical Council American (Midwest legislation committee), since 1963. Editor Passover Bulletin, Chicago Rabbinical Council, 1950-1954, vice president, 1954-1958, member publications committee, 1956, president, 1958-1960, chairman of the executive board, since 1960, member religious standards committee, chairman legislative committee, since 1961, member college relations committee, since 1965.

Member Executive Board Council Traditional Synagogues, since 1956. Member Commission Religion in Public Schools, since 1956. Member Executive Committee Chicago Board Rabbis, since 1962, member broadcasting commission, chairman legislative committee, since 1963, chairman Israel affairs committee, since 1965, chairman, 1965-1966, vice president, 1976-1982, president, 1982-1984.

Member Executive Committee Chicago Hebrew Culture Council, 1965-1966. Official delegate National Conference Religion and Race, 1963. Member Executive Board Chicago division American Jewish Congress, member convention committee, 1963.

Member mediating commission United Vaad Hakashruth, 1963. Member executive United Kashruth Commission Greater Chicago, since 1963. Co-chairman United Kashruth Commission Greater Chicago (Southern Shore regional committee), since 1963.

Member convention committee Midwest region Union Orthodox Jewish Congregations American, 1963. Member public affairs committee Jewish Federation Metropolitan Chicago, since 1978, member Middle East subcommittee, since 1978, co-chairman interfaith relations subcommittee, since 1978, member public affairs committee, since 1982. Board of Governors Association TalmudTorahs of Chicago, since 1982.

Achievements

• Harold Philip Smith has been listed as a noteworthy Rabbi by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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Membership

Member Speaker's Bureau. Member Combined Jewish Appeal, Bonds for Israel, South Shore Commission Juvenile Delinquency. Rabbinic advisory council Combined Jewish Appeal, Chicago, since 1961.

National rabbinic advisory council United Jewish Appeal, since 1961, also member publications committee rabbinic advisory council. Member Gary Mayor's Youth Commission, 1942-1943. Chairman Kosher Law Enforcement Committee, since 1956.

Member law enforcement committee South Shore, since 1957. Member Illinois Committee Equal Job Opportunities, since 1959, Jewish Religious Court Chicago, since 1963. Special emissary Illinois Legislature, 1963.

Executive Jewish National Fund, since 1956. Director, National chairman committee for alumni fund raising Hebrew Theological College. President National Rabbinical Alumni Association, 1964-1965.

Member academic committee Jewish University American, since 1959. Also trustee, member president's advisory committee governor Akiba Jewish Day School, since 1955. Board governors Chicago Jewish Academy.

Member South Shore Ministerial Association, Conference Religion and Race (board governors), National Association Jewish Day Schools, League Religious Labor (national executive), National Council Adult Education, American Zionist Council, Illinois Conference Jewish Organizations, American Association Higher Education, National Social Science Honor Society, Anselm Forum (honorary), Hebrew Theological College Alumni Association, International Platform Association, Pi Gamma Museum.

Connections

Married Lillian Waid, November 14, 1943.

Father:

Samuel Smith

Mother:

Rose (Siegel) Smith

Spouse:

Lillian Waid