Max Nussbaum

Background

Nussbaum, Max was born on April 4, 1908 in Suczava, Austria. Son of Joseph and Rachel (Bittkover) Nussbaum.

Education

Student of University Breslau, 1928-1934. Doctor of Philosophy summa cum laude, U. Wurzburg, 1934. Rabbi, Breslau Theological Seminary, 1934.

Doctor of Divinity, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute Religion, 1959.

Doctor of Letters, Dropsie College, 1961.

Career

Came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1946. Rabbi, Great Jewish Congregation, Berlin, Germany, 1936-1940, Beth Ahaba, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1940-1942. Director Hillel Council, State University Oklahoma, 1941-1942.

Rabbi Temple Israel, Hollywood, California, 1942-1974.

Member of faculty Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute Religion.

Achievements

• Max Nussbaum has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member cabinet Jewish Welfare Fund. Member rabbinical advisory council United Jewish Appeal. Member National Council Joint Distribution Committee, California Committee Food for Peace Program.

Member American Jewish Congress (national vice president, honorary president Western region).

Member Zionist actions committee, Central Conference American Rabbis (Executive Board), Western Association Reform Rabbis (past president), Southern California Association Liberal Rabbis (past president of the board), National Conference Christians and Jews, Zionist Organisation American (past president, past chairman national Executive Committee). Member B’nai B’rith.

Connections

Married Ruth Offenstadt, July 14, 1938. Children: Hannah (Mistress Ronald Marsh), Jeremy.