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Israel Goldstein (died 1986) was an American rabbi, author and Zionist leader. He was one of the founders of Brandeis University. ^[1]

Goldstein was a rabbi in New York from 1918 until 1960, when he immigrated to Israel. He was head of the New York Board of Rabbis, the Jewish National Fund, and the Zionist Organization of America, and helped found the National Conference of Christians and Jews.

On his eightieth birthday, Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and other government and Zionist movement officials gathered at his home to pay him tribute.^[2]

Published works

Century of Judaism in New York
Towards a Solution
American Jewry Comes of Age
Brandeis University - Chapter of its Founding
Transition Years, New York-Jerusalem, 1960-1962

References

^ "Rabbi Israel Goldstein, A Founder of Brandeis", The New York Times, April 13, 1986, p.40
^ "Israeli Officials Honor Longtime Zionist Leader," The New York Times, June 28, 1976, p. 14

[1] "Rabbi Israel Goldstein, A Founder of Brandeis", The New York Times, April 13, 1986, p.40

[2] "Israeli Officials Honor Longtime Zionist Leader," The New York Times, June 28, 1976, p. 14

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