Malcolm H. Stern
| Rabbi Malcolm H. Stern | |
|---|---|
| Position | Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Ohef Sholom Temple Norfolk, Virginia |
| Began | 1947 |
| Ended | 1964 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Malcolm Henry Stern |
| Born |
January 29, 1915 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US |
| Died | January 5, 1994 (aged 78) New York, New York US |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Reform Judaism |
| Residence | New York, New York US |
| Parents | Arthur Stern Henrietta Stern |
| Spouse | Louise Bergman |
| Occupation | Rabbi Genealogist |
| Profession | Genealogist American Jewish Archives (1949-1994) Director, Rabbinic Placement Central Conference of American Rabbis (1964-1980) |
| Alma mater |
University of Pennsylvania Hebrew Union College |
Malcolm Henry Stern (January 29, 1915 – January 5, 1994) was an American rabbi, historian, and genealogist. Through the work he did that supported secular genealogical communities and resources, as well as created what is the structure and backbone of current Jewish genealogical societies, Stern's efforts created long-lasting, far-reaching cooperative organizations. For these reasons, Stern has been described as the dean of American Jewish genealogy.
Stern was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Arthur Kaufman Stern and Henrietta Stern (née Berkowitz). In his early childhood, his family moved from Philadelphia to a farm in Fox Chase, Pennsylvania, where he grew up. He had one brother, Edward Stern.
Stern's family was from the early German Jewish community of Philadelphia. His father and grandfather worked at the family business, Jacob Stern & Sons, where they were hides and tallow processors. In the 1920s, Stern's father sold his share of the business to retire to the farm in Fox Chase; Stern described this as his father's attempts to be a bit of a gentleman farmer, as well as author, playwright, and painter. After the , Stern's father became an independent real estate agent.
Stern's mother was active in organizing Jewish summer camps for Philadelphia-area children. She was involved in supporting the National Farm School (now the Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture), which was founded by her uncle Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf in 1896, and where her ashes are now interred. She was also active with the local Juvenile Aid Society. The foster children would often spend Sundays at the family's farm in Fox Chase.
Stern said that when they moved from the tight-knit German Jewish community in Philadelphia to Fox Chase, where they were the first Jews in the neighborhood, he and his brother would get chased home and called anti-semitic names.
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