Background
Haberman, Joshua Oscar was born on April 2, 1919 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Isser Alter and Berta Beila (Berger) Haberman.
Haberman, Joshua Oscar was born on April 2, 1919 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Isser Alter and Berta Beila (Berger) Haberman.
Bachelor, University Cincinnati, 1940. Master of Hebrew Literature, Hebrew Union College, 1945. Doctor of Hebrew Literature, Hebrew Union College, 1966.
Doctor of Divinity, Hebrew Union College, 1970.
Rabbi, Government St. Temple, Mobile, Alabama, 1944-1946;
assistant rabbi, Beth Zion Temple, Buffalo, 1946-1951;
rabbi, Har Sinai Temple, Trenton, New Jersey, 1951-1969;
senior rabbi, Washington Hebrew Congregation, 1969-1986;
senior rabbi emeritus, Washington Hebrew Congregation. Founding director Hillel Foundation, U. Buffalo, 1946-1947. Adjunct Professor department Hebraic studies Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1969, department philosophyand religion American U., Washington, 1973-1979, Washington Theological Union, 1982-1989, Wesley Theological Seminary, since 1988.
Adjunct Professor Georgetown University Law Center,1989. Visiting scholar Oxford Centre for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies, England,1991. Co-director summer institute in Israel, American U. and George Washington University, 1974.
President Washington Board Rabbis, 1982-1984. Founder, president Foundation Jewish Studies, Washington, since 1984. Board directors Jewish Education Svc. of N. American.
Co-chairman North America board World Union progressive Judaism, 1978-1980. Member executive board Center Conference American Rabbis, 1967-1969, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington,1 983—. New Jersey delegate Children and youth White House Conference, Washington, 1960.
Member of Cosmos (Washington). Torch (Trenton, New Jersey) (past president).
Married Maxine Rudin, August 16, 1925. Children: Deborah, Judith, Daniel, Michael.