Background

Agus, Jacob Bernard was born on November 8, 1911 in Swislocz, Poland. Son of Judah Leib and Bela (Bereznitsky) Agushewitz. came to the United States, 1927, naturalized, 1929.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Yeshiva U., 1933; A.M., Harvard University, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1939; honorary Doctor of Divinity, Baltimore Hebrew College Doctor of Hebrew Literature (honorary), Baltimore Hebrew College, 1983.

Career

Ordained rabbi, 1935; rabbi, Temple Ashkenaz, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1935-1939; rabbi, Agudas Achim North Shore, Chicago, 1939-1941; Beth Abraham, United, Dayton, Ohio., 1942-1950; Beth Abraham, Beth El Congregation, Baltimore, from 1950; Adjunct Professor religion, history of Jewish thought, Temple University, 1968-1971; professor Rabbinic Judaism reconstructionist, Rabbinical College, 1969-1971; visiting professor modern Jewish philosophy, Dropsie U., from 1971. Board of directors Baltimore branch National Conference of Christians and Jews, Baltimore branch. American Jewish Committee, Baltimore Associate Jewish Charities and Welfare Fund.

Board regents Morgan State University, from 1976.

Achievements

• Jacob Bernard Agus has been listed as a noteworthy rabbi, Jewish philosophy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The meaning of Jewish history / foreword by Salo W. Baron ; complete in 2 volumes

    (Jacob Agus was a leading thinker of the Conservative move...)

  • Modern philosophies of Judaism,: A study of recent Jewish philosophies of religion,

    (The purpose of this book is to expound the basic ideas of...)

  • Dialogue and Tradition

    (Hardcover Publisher: Abelard-Schuman; 1St Edition (Augus...)

  • Jewish Identity in an Age of Ideologies

    (Jewish Identity in an Age of Ideologies A history of mode...)

  • The Meaning of Jewish History Vol. 2

    (History and interpretation from Medieval period to the mo...)

  • The Jewish Quest: Essays on Basic Concepts of Jewish Theology

    (Book by Agus, Jacob Bernard)

  • Banner of Jerusalem The Life, Times and Thoughts of Abraham Isaak Kuk
  • The Evolution of Jewish Thought: From Biblical Times to the Opening of the Modern Era (The Jewish people: history, religion, literature)
  • Banner of Jerusalem: The Life, Times and Thought of Abraham Isaac Kuk, the Late Chief Rabbi of Palestine
  • The Evolution of Jewish Thought From Biblical Times to the Opening of the Modern Era
  • The Meaning of Jewish History, Volumes I&II

Membership

Fellow Jewish Academy, Academy Jewish Thought. Member Rabbinical Assembly American, United Synagogues American, Academy Jewish Theological Seminary Clubs: B'nai B'rith (national urban commission).

Connections

Married Miriam Shore, June 16, 1940. Children— Zalman, Edna (Mistress Lawrence Povich), Robert, Deborah (Mistress Robert Kleinman).

Father:

Judah Leib Agushewitz

Mother:

Bela (Bereznitsky) Agushewitz

Spouse:

Miriam Shore

child:

Edna Agus (Mistress Lawrence Povich)

child:

Robert Agus

child:

Deborah Agus (Mistress Robert Kleinman)

child:

Zalman Agus