Background
Fink, Joseph Lionel was born on May 12, 1895 in Springfield, Ohio, United States. Son of Emil M. and Tillie (Kagan) Fink.
Fink, Joseph Lionel was born on May 12, 1895 in Springfield, Ohio, United States. Son of Emil M. and Tillie (Kagan) Fink.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Cincinnati, 1916. Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1917. Rabbi, Hebrew Union College, 1919, honorary Doctor of Divinity, 1949.
Doctor of Philosophy, Niagara University, 1934.
Rabbi, Terre Haute, 1919-1924, Temple Beth Zion, Buffalo, 1924-1959. Conductor Humanitarian Hour, radio station WBEN, Buffalo, 1931-1957. President Central Conference American Rabbis, 1952-1954.
Member Mayor’s Committee on Community Relations, Mayor’s Committee on the Care of the Aging. Member of the Council on Fair Employment Practices. Member American Broadcasting Company.
Member of the Youth Board of Buffalo. Member of National Panel Arbitrators, American Oriental Society, American Academy for Research, Phi Beta Kappa. Mason (33°).
Married Janice F. Gutfreund, June 1932. Children: Rabbi Arnold G., Rosalind Toby, (Mistress John M. Laping).