Jacob Pressman
| Jacob Pressman | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 26, 1919 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 1, 2015 (aged 95) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Education |
University of Pennsylvania Jewish Theological Seminary of America |
| Occupation | Rabbi, columnist |
| Spouse(s) | Marjorie Steinberg |
| Children | Daniel Pressman Joel Pressman (deceased) Judith Pressman |
| Parent(s) | Solomon Pressman Dora (Levin) Pressman |
Jacob "Jack" Pressman (October 26, 1919 – October 1, 2015) was an American Conservative rabbi. He served as the rabbi of Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles, California from 1950 to 1985. He was a co-founder of the American Jewish University in Bel Air. He penned a weekly column in The Beverly Hills Courier from 2004 to 2015.
Jacob Pressman was born on October 26, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father was Solomon Pressman and his mother, Dora (Levin) Pressman. Raised in the Jewish faith, he attended Temple Beth Am in Philadelphia.
Pressman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1940, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. He attended the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and was ordained as a conservative rabbi in 1945.
Pressman served as rabbi at Forest Hills Jewish Center in Queens, New York City, from 1944 to 1946. In 1946, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he first served as associate rabbi at Sinai Temple until 1950. At the time, the senior rabbi was Jacob Kohn (or Cohen).
In 1950, he became rabbi of the Olympic Jewish Center. It was renamed Temple Beth Am in 1957. Pressman established Beth Am Manor, a low-rent residence for senior citizens as well as the Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy, a combination of nursery, elementary and secondary schools connected to the synagogue.
Pressman spearheaded the 'Save Soviet Jewry' campaign in 1964, leading to greater awareness of the plight of the Jews in the Soviet Union. This in turn led to more immigration of Soviet Jews to Israel. Moreover, he joined Martin Luther King, Jr. in his protest march in Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.
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