Herman Schaalman

Awards and honors Herman Schaalman was the recipient of numerous honors and awards throughout his life.

In 1966, he was awarded an honorary degree of doctor of divinity from Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion.

In 1995, the Chicago Archdiocese bestowed upon Schaalman a Larueante in Ecumenicism. The Immigrants' Service League also named him one of the outstanding foreign-born citizens of Chicago for all of his service work. Schaalman was also inducted into the Hall of Fame of Jewish Community Centers.

In 1999, Schaalman was given the Julius Rosenwald Medallion by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.

In 2000, Schaalman acquired many honors and awards, among them being an honorary doctorate in ministry from the Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, the Graham Taylor Award and the creation of an award named after him from the Chicago Theological Seminary.

In 2001, Schaalman acquired another honorary doctorate from the Spertus Institute of Judaic Studies.

In 2002, Schaalman was awarded the Lincoln Medal, which is the highest recognition anyone can receive from the state of Illinois.

In 2004, the Garrett – Evangelical Theological Institute at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, gave him another honorary degree. This same year, Schaalman was also given the Luminary Senior Award by the city of Chicago and was inducted into the Chicago Senior Citizens Hall of Fame. Near the latter part of 2004, the city of Chicago dedicated a park in his honor.

Writings Herman Schaalman is the author of multiple articles, the editor of one book, and the author of one book. Some of the writings he has contributed to are listed below.

Schaalman, Herman E. "An Agenda for Reform Judaism in Israel." Judaism, vol. 31, no. 4, Fall82, p. 438. Schaalman, Herman E. (Herman Ezra). "Creation as a Divine-Human Collaboration." Wisdom of Creation, Liturgical Press, 2004. Schaalman, Herman E. "History and Halakhah Are Related and Inseparable." Judaism, vol. 34, no. 1, Winter85, p. 74. Schaalman, Herman E. (Herman Ezra). "Judaic Spirituality." Chicago Studies, vol. 36, Apr. 1997, pp. 39–46. Preaching Biblical Texts: Expositions by Jewish and Christian Scholars. Eerdmans, 1995. Schaalman, Herman E. (Herman Ezra). "Religious Pluralism - a Jewish View." Chicago Theological Seminary Register, vol. 76, no. 1, 1986, pp. 29–35. Schaalman, Herman E. "The Binding of Isaac." Preaching Biblical Texts, Eerdmans, 1995, pp. 36–45. Schaalman, Herman E. (Herman Ezra). "What's in a Name." The Covenant Quarterly, vol. 55, no. 2-3, May 1997, pp. 69–74. Schaalman, Herman E. (Herman Ezra), Hineni: Here I Am Ktav Pub & Distributors Inc., April 2007,

Personal life Herman Schaalman married his wife, Lotte Schaalman, in 1941 after being ordained. They were married almost 76 years, until Lotte died at the age of 102 in January 2017.

The Schaalmans had two children, Michael and Susan, and multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren.