Jonas Bondi

Jonas Bondi (July 9, 1804 – March 11, 1874) was a German-American rabbi and newspaper editor.

Life Bondi was born on July 9, 1804, in Dresden, Saxony. He was a descendent of Jonathan Eybeschutz.

Bondi received a theological education and attended the University of Prague. He then worked in his father's business for many years. and in 1858 he was made Preacher and Chief Rabbi of the congregation. He left Ansche Chesed in 1859 after only 14 months there.

Bondi then began holding public divine services at the Cooper Institute. In 1860, he became minister of the newly-organized Amunai Israel, which met at the Cooper Institute. In 1863, he began assisting Isaac Leeser in publishing The Occident and American Jewish Advocate. In 1865, he became editor of The Hebrew Leader, which was previously known as The Jewish Record, and was published in English and German. He owned and edited the paper for the rest of his life. He wrote a series of articles in The Hebrew Leader called "Jonathi bechagve hasela" (Dove in the Cleft of the Rock), which dealt with permission to erect a monument of a benefactor in a synagogue. He was also prominently connected with various Jewish charitable organizations.