Background
Epstein, Louis M. was born on October 19, 1887 in Onixt, Lithuania. Son of Ezriel and Rebecca (Mehler) Epstein.
Epstein, Louis M. was born on October 19, 1887 in Onixt, Lithuania. Son of Ezriel and Rebecca (Mehler) Epstein.
Came to the United States, 1904. Naturalized, 1907; Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1911, A.M., 1915. A.M., Harvard, 1921; Rabbi, Jewish Theological Seminary 1913, Doctor of Hebrew Literature, 1921, Doctor of Divinity, 1937.
Rabbi at Dallas, Texas, 1913-1915, Toledo, O., 1915-1918. Instructor in philosophy, Toledo U., 1915-1918. Rabbi Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1918-1925, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1925-1947, emeritus since 1947.
Director Rabbinical Assembly of America (president 1918-1922), director Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Honorary member Rabbinical Association of Greater Boston.
Member Rabbinical Association of Greater Boston. Fellow American Academy Jewish Research, Jewish Academy Arts and Science.
Married Minnie Hannah Winer, August 5, 1914.