JTS Honors Rabbi Judah Nadich

The new Judah Nadich: Rabbi, Military Chaplain, and Community Builder exhibit at The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) honors Rabbi Judah Nadich (z”l), United States Army senior Jewish chaplain in Europe during World War II, adviser to General Dwight D. Eisenhower on Jewish Affairs, and JTS alum (ordination, 1936; doctorate in Hebrew Literature, 1953). The show also celebrates the completion of the processing of the Rabbi Judah Nadich Archives at The Library and this year’s Veteran’s Day salute to military heroes and heroines.

In addition to his work at displaced persons camps and with President Eisenhower, Rabbi Nadich is also known for helping women carve out a role within Judaism’s Conservative Movement. He implored the International Association of Conservative Rabbis, of which he was president, to allow the ordination of women as Conservative Jewish rabbis. JTS ordained its first female rabbi in 1985.

The exhibit will run from November 7 through February 7 in the Eleanore and Ollie A. Cohen Exhibit Lounge at JTS (3080 Broadway at 122nd street) and is open to the public. Admission to the exhibit is free. Please bring photo ID.