Background
Levitsky, Louis Moses was born on January 4, 1897 in Russia. Son of Samuel and Freda (Wolowick) Levitsky.
Levitsky, Louis Moses was born on January 4, 1897 in Russia. Son of Samuel and Freda (Wolowick) Levitsky.
Came to Montreal, Canada, September 1904. To the United States, 1916, naturalized 1924. Bachelor of Arts, College City New York, 1929.
Rabbi Jewish Theological Seminary American, 1923, Doctor of Hebrew Literature, 1933, Doctor of Divinity, 1949, M.H.L.;special courses, Columbia and Harvard.
Rabbi, Temple Israel, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1922-1940, Oheb Sholom Temple, Newark, 1940. Member of faculty humanities department Rutgers University, 1955-1965. Public member Labor-Management Institute.
Special lecturer Newark College Engineering.
Special lecturer on religion Douglas College for Women, 1960-1961. Adjunct associate professor theology Saint Elizabeth College, Convent Station, New Jersey major New Jersey State Guard, serving as chaplain.
Founder, Institute on Religion, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. President Rabbinical Assembly American, 1942-1944.
Director Seminary School Jewish Studies, 1941-1967.
Chairman of the executive committee Committee Army and Navy Religious Activities, Jewish Welfare Board, 1942-1945. Board directors Jewish Women's Institute, Newark Community and War Chest. Chairman Welfare Council of Newark, 1942-1943.
Trustee Welfare Federation.
Member panel and chairman 3 member panel, National War Labor Board, Region 2, 1941-1946. Panel member New Jersey Labor Mediation Board.
Member American Arbitration Chairman"s Association survey commission Essex County Council Jewish Agilysys, 1940-1948. Member of national Executive Committee American Jewish Conference.
Director United Synagogue of America, (Essex County) YM and YWHA, Council of Jewish Agilysys, Jewish Education Association Board trustees, Jewish Theological Seminary American, 1940-1946, recipient Distinguished Service medal, 1963.
Rutgers University medal, 1963. Chairman Placement Commission, Rabbinical Assembly of America Chairman Jewish War Records Committee Essex County, 1940-1946. Vice chairman Jewish Arbitration Commission Essex County.
Member Essex County Round Table, National Conference Christians and Jews, National Academy Adult Jewish Education (Chairman of the Board Governors), National Clergymen’s Council (Federation Planned Parenthood), American Association Political and Social Science, Biblical Literature and Exegesis, New York Board Jewish Ministers, co-chairman Board Jewish Ministers of Essex County, Committee of Theologians International Office of Education, Commision on Jewish Law, Prayer Book communications of Conservation Judaism in American, Liaison Committee of Jewish Theological Seminary, United Synagogue Rabbinical Assembly.
National Executive Committee Rabbinical Assembly of America.
Member of faculty humanities department Rutgers University, 1955-1965. Member Labor-Management Institute. Member panel and chairman 3.
Member American Arbitration Association.
Member of national Executive Committee American Jewish Conference. Member Essex County Round Table, National Conference Christians and Jews, National Academy Adult Jewish Education (Chairman of the Board Governors), National Clergymen’s Council (Federation Planned Parenthood), American Association Political and Social Science, Biblical Literature and Exegesis, New York Board Jewish Ministers, co-chairman Board Jewish Ministers of Essex County, Committee of Theologians International Office of Education, Commision on Jewish Law, Prayer Book communications of Conservation Judaism in American, Liaison Committee of Jewish Theological Seminary, United Synagogue Rabbinical Assembly.
Mason, Rotarian. Member of the board editors, Reconstructionist, 1941-1948.
Married Anna Lillian Levy, November 27, 1929.