Background
Landman, Isaac was born on October 24, 1880 in Sudilkov, Russia. Son of Louis Hyamson and Ada (Gedaliah) Landman.
Landman, Isaac was born on October 24, 1880 in Sudilkov, Russia. Son of Louis Hyamson and Ada (Gedaliah) Landman.
Brought to the United States, 1890. Bachelor of Arts, University of Cincinnati, 1906. Rabbi, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, 1906.
Post-graduate work, University of Pennsylvania.
Doctor of Divinity, Hebrew Union College, 1943.
Assistant rabbi Temple Keneseth Israel, Philadelphia, 1906-1916. Rabbi Temple Israel, Far Rockaway, New York, 1917-1928. Editor American Hebrew, 1918-1937.
Rabbi Congregation Beth Elohim, Brooklyn, since 1931.
Organized religious services among Jewish men on Mexican border, 1916. 1st rabbi chaplain in the United States Army on foreign soil (Mexico), 1916.
Organized school for training Jewish workers in the United States forces at home and abroad, for Jewish Welfare Board, 1917. Executive secretary National Farm School, 1906-1916.
Correspondent secretary Central Conference American Rabbis, 1915-1917, member Executive Committee, 1915-1918.
Chairman Jewish Welfare Board of the Rockaways, 1918. Secretary Isaac M. Wise Centenary Fund, Union of America Hebrew Congregations in New York, 1919. Secretary New York Executive Committee of America Hebrew Congs., 1919-1930.
Representative Union of America Hebrew Congregations and Central Conference American Rabbis at Peace Conference, Paris, to introduce clause for universal religious liberty into Covenant of League of Nations, 1919.
Launched movement of good will and better understanding between Christians and Jews, 1920. Delegate Central Conference American Rabbis at World Union for Progressive Judaism, London, 1926.
Organized Permanent Commision on Better Understanding among Catholics, Protestants and Jews in America, 1927. Presided at good-will conference at the Palace of the Bishop of Tabasco, Mexico City, 1927.
Editor in chief Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, 1928-1943.
Founder Academy for Adult Jewish Education, Brooklyn, New York, 1931. Organizer annual Institutes on Judaism for Christian Clergymen since 1935. Founder of farmer colony of Jews, Utah, 1911.
Landman had also been a prominent opponent of Zionism: when, in 1922, the United States Congress was considering the Lodge–Fish resolution in support of the Balfour Declaration, Landman and Rabbi David Philipson had presented the Reform movement"s (then) anti-Zionist position to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Landman also printed many opinions against the resolution and Zionism in his American Hebrew Magazine.
Member of committee on Jewish Education of Union of America Hebrew Congregations, 1943. Member Central Conference American Rabbis, American Oriental Society, New York Board Jewish Ministers, Association Reform Rabbis, American Academy for Jewish Research, Jewish History Society, Religious Education Association of the United States and Canada (vice president 1932-1939. Member board directors since 1932), New York Alumni of University of Cincinnati (president 1933-1934).
Married Beatrice Eschuer, September 3, 1913. Children: Amos, David, Louise.