Judah Leon Magnes
Judah Leon Magnes | |
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יהודה לייב מאגנס | |
| Chancellor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem | |
| In office 1 April 1925 – 1935 | |
| Preceded by | University established |
| Succeeded by | office abolished Himself (as President) Hugo Bergmann (as Rector) |
| 1st President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem | |
| In office 1935 – 27 October 1948 | |
| Rector | Hugo Bergmann Abraham Fraenkel Leon Roth Leo Aryeh Mayer Michael Fekete |
| Preceded by | office established Himself (as Chancellor) |
| Succeeded by | Leon Simon (acting) Selig Brodetsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 5, 1877 San Francisco, California, USA |
| Died | October 27, 1948 (aged 71) |
| Spouse | Beatrice Lowenstein |
Judah Leon Magnes (Hebrew: יהודה לייב מאגנס; July 5, 1877 – October 27, 1948) was a prominent Reform rabbi in both the United States of America and Mandatory Palestine. He is best remembered as a leader in the pacifist movement of the World War I period, his advocacy of a binational Jewish-Arab state in Palestine, and as one of the most widely recognized voices of 20th century American Reform Judaism. Magnes served as the only chancellor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1925–1935), and later as its first president (1935–1948).