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  Immanuel Jakobovits - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits, KBE (8 February 1921–31 October 1999) was the Orthodox Judaism Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and the Commonwealth from 1967 to 1991.
Lord Jakobovits died of a cerebral haemorrhage, and was buried on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
Jakobovits also criticised the report for not mentioning the role of trade unions, arguing that "The selfishness of workers in attempting to secure better conditions at the cost of rising unemployment and immense public misery can be just as morally indefensible as the rapaciousness of the wealthy in exploiting the working class".
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 Guardian Unlimited | Obituaries | Lord Jakobovits
Immanuel Jakobovits, who has died aged 78, was perhaps the most unusual rabbi ever to have practised his calling in this country.
Immanuel Jakobovits was born in Konigsberg (subsequently Kaliningrad), which at the time of his birth was part of Germany.
On his release, Julius Jakobovits became a senior rabbi in Britain and sat on the bench of the chief rabbi's court.
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 Immanuel Jakobovits (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-3.cs.princeton.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Jakobovits aroused considerable controversy when, after the discovery of a possible genetic explanation for homosexuality, he called for the eradication of this genetic variation.
Jakobovits died of a cerebral hemorrhage, and was buried on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
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 j. - Ex-chief rabbi of Britain, a Thatcher confidante, dies
Jakobovits was the first chief rabbi to be knighted and the first to be elevated to the House of Lords.
Jakobovits possessed considerable political foresight and was at the center of controversy in Israel during the 1980s when, at the height of the settlers' movement, he declared that peace is more important than territory and that it would be necessary to make compromises.
Jakobovits was born in 1921, in Konigsberg, East Prussia.
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 AOJS
The Jakobovits family fled Germany in the face of the rising Nazi menace, arriving in London in 1936.
Rav Jakobovits was invited to interview as the synagogues first Rabbi and was immediately hired.
In 1967, Rav Jakobovits was appointed Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of Britain and the Commonwealth.
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 Past Chief Rabbi's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Immanuel Jakobovits had come to England as a teenage refugee, and had served as Chief Rabbi of Ireland and in New York.
Beginning his Chief Rabbinate in a community obsessed with the pursuit of unity, Immanuel Jakobovits deftly defused the issue and then placed Jewish education firmly at the top of the communal agenda.
Professor Jonathan Sacks succeeded Lord Jakobovits as Chief Rabbi in 1991.
www.chiefrabbi.org /history/jakobovits.html   (270 words)

  
 Speech at dinner to Lord Jakobivits (retirement) | Margaret Thatcher Foundation
The marks of Lord Jakobovits' leadership have been unyielding commitment to principle, a refusal to seek easy popularity at the expense of integrity and a fearless statement of values symbolised not just in the life of the Jewish people but of lasting relevance and general application to the modern world.
Lord Jakobovits and I first met when I was Secretary of State for Education; and we began by discussing defence of a different kind.
Lord Jakobovits has never lost sight of the fact that what makes a man, a family, a community, or a nation is the values by which they live.
www.margaretthatcher.org /speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=108261   (1592 words)

  
 In memory of Lord Jakobovits - A Sage in the Tradition of the Prophets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lord Immanuel Jakobovits died yesterday, he was a religious leader of immense stature, a prophetic voice in a secular age.
Immanuel Jakobovits came to Britain as a teenager from Germany, fleeing from Nazi persecution.
The organisation he established, the Jewish Educational Development Trust, was a major force in transforming the priorities of the Jewish community and laying the foundations on which I and others have been able to build.
www.chiefrabbi.org /articles/other/jacobtimes.html   (930 words)

  
 RABBI LORD IMMANUEL JAKOBOVITS SPEAKS AT CONFERENCE ON MEDICAL ETHICS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lord Immanuel Jakobovits spoke to a group of more than 400 health care providers at an international conference on Jewish Medical Ethics in San Francisco.
Dr. Jakobovits is the author of a seminal work in English, Jewish Medical Ethics, which although published in 1959, is still widely used as a reference in the field.
Rabbi Jakobovits was clear that these breakthroughs concerning the mysteries of life are given to us in order to do good and for the betterment of human life.
www.jewishpost.com /jp0203/jpn0307.htm   (1193 words)

  
 - - Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits - Glossary for E-Lectures in Jewish Thought - -
Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits was Born in Koenigsberg, Germany - now Kalingrad, Russia – to the Orthodox rabbi of Koenigsberg.
In 1957 he became the first rabbi of the Fifth Avenue Synagogue, in New York – a synagogue that came to be regarded as one of the foremost Orthodox synagogues in America.
Rabbi Jakobovits was particularly interested in Medical ethics.
hsf.bgu.ac.il /cjt/files/electures/glJakobovitz.htm   (320 words)

  
 Agudas Achim - Rabbi - Hail to the "Chief"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
As the Rebbitzen and I were putting the final touches to this edition of our Synagogue newsletter, we learned of the passing of Lord Immanuel Jakobovits zt'l, the former Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth of Nations.
Rabbi Jakobovits was an unusual individual - my Chief Rabbi for the years I served in the English Rabbinate.
Not merely Knighted by Her Majesty but, upon his retirement, made a member of the House of Lords, Rabbi Jakobovits' opinions on issues were sought and respected throughout the Realm.
www.aansc.org /rabbi/hail.html   (254 words)

  
 Rabbi Berel Wein
THE FORMER CHIEF RABBI of the British Commonwealth and a distinguished member of the British House of Lords, Sir Immanuel Jakobovits, was buried recently in Jerusalem.
Lord Jakobovits, who was a meticulously observant Jew and a fierce defender of Jewish tradition, values and lifestyle, was nevertheless a person whose influence was felt by all sectors of the Jewish people; he was a person of heroic stature in the non-Jewish world as well.
Rabbi Jakobovits was a man of strong opinions and he voiced them openly, even though they were at the time unpopular.
www.jewishworldreview.com /1199/wein1.asp   (958 words)

  
 Hamaayan / The Torah Spring - Vayishlach - Torah.org
His father, Rabbi Julius (Yoel) Jakobovits, fled from Nazi persecution to England where, until his death in 1947, he was a member of the bet din of the United Synagogue in London.
Rabbi Jakobovits was a staunch upholder of the German Jewish tradition of R' Samson Raphael Hirsch z"l, and in his induction sermon in April 1967, he made clear his unyielding adherence to Tradition.
Rabbi Jakobovits was the author of Jewish Medical Ethics, and was a frequent writer and speaker on that subject.
www.torah.org /learning/hamaayan/5760/vayishlach.html   (1613 words)

  
 Shmuel Jakobovits: ZoomInfo Business People Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Founder and Dean of Ura Kevodi, the Association of the Ultra-Orthodox for the Study of Contemporary Jewish Issues and The Harav Lord Jakobovits Torah Institute of Contemporary Issues, he is also the co-founder of The Yachad Council for Secular-Religious Relations.
Rabbi Jakobovits explained that the issue of Jewish unity, while profoundly agonising, was the impetus behind his efforts to promote dialogue between the strictly Orthodox and secular.
Rabbi Shmuel Jakobovits (52) graduated from the Ponevez Yeshiva in B'nei B'rak, Israel and received ordination as Rabbi and Dayan (Rabbinical Judge) at the Harry Fischel Institute in Jerusalem.
www.zoominfo.com /directory/Jakobovits_Shmuel_502153987.htm   (329 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Lord Jakobovits in Conversation: Books: Immanuel Jakobovits,Michael Shashar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
With the courage and perspicacity that were the hallmarks of his Chief Rabbinate, it is typical of the late Lord Jakobovits to have placed his radical views on the future of Jerusalem at the forefront of the final book in which he participated before his untimely death last year.
In conversations ranging from the Holocaust and Jewish law to Israeli politics and medical ethics, Lord Jakobovits expresses forceful opposition to homosexuality and abortion; religious coercion; the messianism of certain Jewish sects; and the existence of religious political parties in Israel.
There are fascinating views on Lady Thatcher, Tony Blair, Sir Isaiah Berlin, Bill Clinton, Yitzhak Rabin, the Lubavitcher Rebbe and other notables, as well as revealing insights into Lord Jakobovits's contacts with, among others, the Royal Family, former Israeli Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren, the Dalai Lama, and Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel.
www.amazon.ca /Lord-Jakobovits-Conversation-Immanuel/dp/0853033951   (357 words)

  
 Jewish Views on Abortion Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits In recent years
Jewish Views on Abortion Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits In recent years
The destruction of such a treasure in utero can be warranted only by the superior worth of preserving a living human being.
Immanuel Jakobovits was for many years the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom (and the Commonwealth).
www.jewsformorality.org /r_jakobovits_on_abortion.htm   (3524 words)

  
 Immanuel College: Academic Excellence - Jewish Tradition - Contemporary Society
To register your child for entrance to Immanuel College, please complete the Application Form and send it to our Admissions Secretary, Mrs Denise Rodgers.
For entry in September 2006 please ensure your form is returned no later than Thursday 1st December 2005.
For Scholarship and Bursary details please refer to the section ‘Immanuel Jakobovits Scholarships and Bursaries’.
www.immanuelcollege.co.uk /admissions.asp   (278 words)

  
 Lives at stake--where's Israel? - Jewish Media Resources
Two weeks ago world Jewry lost one of its towering moral figures Lord Immanuel Jakobovits, the former Chief Rabbi of Britain.
Our subject: the inexplicably harsh custody decree entered by a juvenile court in Genoa, Italy, effectively severing the relationship of two sisters, ages 13 and 10, with their mother Tali.
Rabbi Jakobovits told me that just the previous evening he had spoken to Rabbi Eliyahu Toaff, the Chief Rabbi of Rome, to strongly urge him to use all his connections on behalf of the Duhlberg sisters, and that Rabbi Toaff had undertaken to do so.
www.jewishmediaresources.com /article/187   (1013 words)

  
 Canadian Jewish News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Included was an annual cash award of more than $1 million to honour individuals who made a significant contribution to progress in religion.
Jewish winners have included Immanuel Jakobovits, the former chief rabbi of Great Britain, a leader in concern for medical ethics; and Sigmund Sternberg, a Hungarian-born British philanthropist who made possible the first papal visit to a synagogue.
Templeton feels that the future of spiritual understanding should not be left in the hands of people of restricted vision.
www.cjnews.com /viewarticle.asp?id=4417   (530 words)

  
 Faculty of Health Sciences - Ben Gurion University of the Negev   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This center includes two sub-centers: The Lord Immanuel Jakobovits Center for Jewish Medical Ethics, chaired by Prof.
The Jakobovits Center for Medical Ethics offers courses in ethics in health-related philosophy for all Faculty degree programs.
Clinical ethics and research ethics are taught to students in medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, emergency medicine, medical management, public health and laboratory medicine.
fohs.bgu.ac.il /toplevel/TDetails.asp?DivType=CNT&DivID=3300   (256 words)

  
 When lives are at stake, where's Israel?
Six days before his passing, I had the privilege of talking to Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits, the former chief rabbi of Great Britain, for the first and only time.
Rabbi Jakobovits told me that just the previous evening he had urged Rabbi Eliyahu Toaff, the chief rabbi of Rome, to use all his connections on behalf of the Duhlberg sisters, and that Rabbi Toaff had undertaken to do so.
This week, Rabbi Toaff, together with Amos Luzzatto, head of the Organization of Italian Jewish Communities, issued a statement which received front-page coverage in Italian papers, in which they censured the "bizarre trial" that removed the children from their mother and forbids them to communicate with her in Hebrew.
www.jewishworldreview.com /1299/duhlberg2.asp   (1068 words)

  
 TIME.com: The Chief Rabbi From Fifth Avenue -- Aug. 26, 1966 -- Page 1
Vacant since the retirement of Dr. Israel Brodie in May 1965, the post will now be filled by an Orthodox rabbi from the U.S.: Immanuel Jakobovits, 45, of Manhattan's Fifth Avenue Synagogue.
Jakobovits, who accepted the $19,600-a-year post last week, will become titular chief of a Jewish community rich in both tradition and troubles.
Jews emigrated to Britain from France as early as the 11th century.
www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,842695,00.html   (663 words)

  
 bmj.com Rapid Responses for Inwald et al., 320 (7244) 1266-1268
Inwald D, Jakobovits I, Petros A. Brain stem death : managing care when accepted medical guidelines and religious beliefs are in conflict.
1 Inwald D, Jakobovits I, Petros A. Brain stem death: managing care when accepted medical guidelines and religious beliefs are in conflict.
Inwald D, Jakobovits I, Petros A. Brain stem death: managing care when accepted medical guidelines and religious beliefs are in conflict.
bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/eletters/320/7244/1266   (11185 words)

  
 Immanuel Jakobovits: a Prophet in Israel; Author: Persoff, Meir; Hardback; Book
Immanuel Jakobovits: a Prophet in Israel; Author: Persoff, Meir; Hardback; Book
Immanuel Jakobovits spoke out fearlessly for the values of justice, compassion, morality and moderation that characterized his faith and moulded his rabbinate.
Prices subject to change to be advised on confirmation of order.
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 Brain stem death: managing care when accepted medical guidelines and religious beliefs are in conflict - Education and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Brain stem death: managing care when accepted medical guidelines and religious beliefs are in conflict - Education and Debate
British Medical Journal, May 6, 2000 by David Inwald, Immanuel Jakobovits, Andy Petros, Malcolm Fisher, Raymond F Raper
Brain stem death is not recognised by orthodox Jews as death of the individual
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0999/is_7244_320/ai_62495499   (744 words)

  
 Bournemouth Hebrew Congregation - Message from The Chief Rabbi Dr. Immanuel Jakobovits
Bournemouth Hebrew Congregation - Message from The Chief Rabbi Dr. Immanuel Jakobovits
I am happy to extend my warmest greetings to the Bournemouth Hebrew Congregation, now celebrating its 75th anniversary.
Finally, to all your members and all associated with your synagogue I offer my greetings and my blessings for their good health and wellbeing, imbued with a spirit of Torah and Jewish learning, strengthened by loyal adherence to the sacred traditions of our people.
www.coseti.org /www.oldsynagogues.org/bournemouth_04.htm   (286 words)

  
 Amazon.fr : Dear Chief Rabbi: From the Correspondence of Chief Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits on Matters of Jewish Law, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Amazon.fr : Dear Chief Rabbi: From the Correspondence of Chief Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits on Matters of Jewish Law, Ethics and Contemporary Issues 1980-1990: Livres en anglais: Immanuel Jakobovits,Jeffrey M. Cohen
Dear Chief Rabbi: From the Correspondence of Chief Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits on Matters of Jewish Law, Ethics and Contemporary Issues 1980-1990 (Relié)
de Immanuel Jakobovits, Jeffrey M. Cohen (Sous la direction de)
amazon.fr /Dear-Chief-Rabbi-Correspondence-Contemporary/dp/0881254711   (171 words)

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