Background
Pearlson, Jordan was born on September 2, 1924 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Jacob and Freda (Spivak) Pearlson.
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Jordan Pearlson
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Bachelor in Economics with honors, Northeastern U., 1948; Juris Doctor, Northeastern U., 1950; B Hebrew Letters, Hebrew Union College, 1954; M Hebrew Letters, Hebrew Union College, 1958; Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Union College, 1981.
Career
Member of faculty graduate program for Jewish religious educators, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, 1955-1956;
chairman national religious advising committee, Canadian Broadcasting Company, 1974-1975;
national chairman joint public relations committee, Canada Jewish Congress, 1974;
member of national Executive Committee, Canada Jewish Congress, since 1974;
member of national board Canada-Israel committee, Canada Jewish Congress, since 1974;
rabbi, Temple Sinai Congregation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Member Executive Committee Board of Governors Hebrew Union College. Canada senior delegate Internat.Commn. on Interreligious Consultation, Geneva, 1973, London, 1975.
Founding member National Christian-Jewish Consultation of Canada Jewish Congress, Canada Council Churches, Canada Conference Catholic Bishops, Toronto Top Level Clerical Interreligious Luncheon Group. Member Canada Jewish Congress, Anglican Church Consultation. Participant international exploratory meetings with evangs. and fundamentalists, Los Angeles, Houston.
Participant World Company Churches General Assembly. Commentator Canadian Broadcasting Company television religious programs.
Achievements
Membership
National president, Board of Governors Friends Ben Gurion U., Canada Council Christians and Jews, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Crusade against Leukemia, Dysautonomia Foundation Canada, Foundation against Addictive Gambling. Chaplain Variety Club, Toronto. Member Center Conference American Rabbis (finance secretary 1976-1979), Toronto Board Rabbis (past president), Hebrew Union College Rabbinic Alumni Association (president 1976-1977).
Connections
Married Geraldine S. Goldstein, January 19, 1958 (divorced 1989). Children: Joshua Seth, Nessa Yocheved, Abigail Sara.
