About Aaron Landes
Lived 1929 – 2014 (aged 84). Aaron Landes was an American rabbi.
Aaron Landes (October 1, 1929 – April 19, 2014) was an American rabbi in the Conservative movement and a rear admiral in the United States Naval Reserve. He served as rabbi of Beth Sholom Congregation in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania for 36 years. With his wife, Sora Eisenberg Landes, he founded the Forman Hebrew Day School, now known as the Forman branch of the Perelman Jewish Day School. He also was instrumental in founding the Hebrew Free Loan Society of Greater Philadelphia. Landes served in the United States Navy for two years after his ordination and continued in the United States Navy Reserve until 1989, reaching the rank of rear admiral and retiring as director of all reserve chaplains in the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps. During his naval career, he was instrumental in the building of Jewish chapels at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and at the naval base in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Who was Aaron Landes?
American rabbi
When was Aaron Landes born?
Aaron Landes was born on 1 November 1929 in Revere.
When did Aaron Landes die?
Aaron Landes died on 19 April 2014 in Elkins Park.
What was Aaron Landes's occupation?
Aaron Landes was a rabbi.
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Aaron Landes was American.
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